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CONTENTS. 


Drawing  Books  and  Manuals. 

Primary  Course  .... 
Shorter  Course  ..... 
Complete  Course  .... 
Introductory  Drawing  Book 
American  Text  Books  of  Art  Education. 
Bevised  edition  .... 
Clark  edition  .... 
Geometric  Problems  .... 


The  Prang  Course  in  Color 

See  also  Color  Materials. 

Models. 

Individual  Sets,  Primary  Grades 
In  bulk,  for  “ “ 

Individual  Sets,  Grammar  Grades 
In  bulk,  for  “ “ 

Special  Sets  .... 
Single  Models  .... 

Pattern  Sheets  .... 
Colored  Sticks  .... 
Modeling  Clay  .... 
Paper. 

Practice  Paper  .... 
Drawing  “ 

Water-color  Paper 
Charcoal  “ 

Blank  Books  .... 
Sketching  Portfolios 
Drawing  Pencils 

Erasers  

School  Squares 

Rulers  ...... 


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Compasses 32 

Drawing  Instruments  ......  ...  33 

Scissors 34 

Color  Materials. 

Colored  Papers 34 

Color  Charts 36 

Color  Tablets 36 

Kindergarten  Papers 36 

Water  Colors 37 

Aids  for  Color  Instruction. 

Studies  in  Water-color  Painting 39 

The  Use  of  Water  Colors  ........  39 

Pine  Art  Reproductions 40 

Outline  Pictures  for  Coloring 39 

See  also  The  Prang  Course  in  Color. 

Aids  for  Object  Teaching. 

Prang’s  Natural  History  Series 41 

Supplement  to  Same  . . * . . . „ . 0 . 44 

Trades  and  Occupations 46 

Aids  for  History  Teaching 46 

Examples  for  Drawing. 

Isometric  Projections 47 

Carpentry  Drawing  . 47 

Machineiy  “ elementary  .......  48 

tylachinery  “ advanced  .......  48 

Building  Construction . 48 

Aids  for  Art  Study. 

Lessons  in  Pencil  Sketching  from  Nature  .....  49 

Studies  in  Composition  and  Color 49 

Outline  Studies 49 

Examples  of  Crayon  Drawing  .......  50 

Landscape  Studies  in  Sepia  ........  50 

Fine  Art  Reproductions 40 

Plant-forms  Ornamentally  Treated  . . . . . . . 51 

Charts  of  Historic  Ornament 51 

Miscellaneous  Drawing  Copies 51 


THE 


Prang  Courses  in  Form  Study  and  Drawing. 


All  thorough  work  in  drawing  being  based  upon  the  study  of 
form  in  objects,  the  Prang  Courses  provide  first  of  all  for  the  placing 
of  well  chosen  models*  in  the  hands  of  school  children,  from  the 
lowest  primary  grades  upward.  This  is  done  in  order  that  pupils  may 
become  clearly  and  accurately  acquainted  with 

(a)  The  Facts  of  Form, 

(b)  The  Appearance  of  Form, 

and  be  prepared  to  reproduce  their  knowledge  by  the  two  methods  of 

(a)  Constructive  Drawing,  and 

(b)  Representative  Drawing. 

The  Courses  also  provide  for  thorough  instruction  in  the  principles 
of  Decoration  and  the  expression  of  the  knowledge  obtained  by 
Decorative  Drawing. 

I. 

Prang’s  Primary  Course. 


In  the  first  year  pupils  are  provided  with  individual  sets  of  mate- 
rial for  study  (Set  No.  20),  comprising  the  sphere,  cube,  cylinder, 
hemisphere,  square  prism,  and  right-angled  triangular  prism,  the 


* See  pages  21  -28. 


6 PRANG’S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DR  A WING. 


circle,  square,  oblong,  semicircle,  and  right-angled  triangle,  together 
with  sticks  of  graded  length  in  the  three  primary  colors.  A set  of 
similar  models  of  larger  size  (Set  No.  25)  is  provided  for  the  teacher. 
No  drawing-books  are  needed  for  use  in  this  grade,  the  pupil’s 
earlier  drawings  being  preferably  made  on  practice-paper. 

In  the  second  year,  Set  No.  21  is  put  into  the  hands  of  each  pupil, 
comprising  the  ellipsoid,  ovoid,  equilateral  triangular  prism,  cone, 


square  pyramid,  and  vase  form,  the  ellipse,  oval,  equilateral  triangle, 
isosceles  triangle,  and  square,  with  sticks  of  graded  length  in  the 
three  primary  colors.  The  same  material  with  models  of  larger  size 
(Set  No.  26)  is  provided  for  the  teacher.  Practice-paper  fills  the 
place  of  drawing-books. 

A manual  for  teachers  called  The  Use  of  Models  gives  clear  and 
explicit  instructions  as  to  the  work  to  be  done  in  the  two  years’  Pri- 
mary Course,  including  modeling  in  cla}r,  paper-cutting,  stick-laving, 
drawing,  language,  number  and  color  exercises. 

The  manipulation  of  clay  being  not  always  practicable  in  public 
schools,  a handbook  for  primary  teachers  has  been  prepared,  omitting 
all  exercises  in  clay-modeling.  This  Primary  Manual  is  in  two 
(pamphlet)  parts,  each  part  covering  the  ground  of  one  year’s  work. 
It  includes  the  same  general  subject-matter  as  the  Use  of  Models, 
with  a valuable  Appendix  on  Busy  Work,  — building,  tablet  and 
stick-laying,  free  drawing,  and  paper  folding  and  cutting. 


PRANG’S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING.  7 


PRICE  LIST  OP  PRIMARY  MATERIAL. 


Prang’s  Model  Set,  No.  20,  for  pupil  15  cts. 

“ “ “ “ 21,  15  “ 

“ “ “ “ 25,  for  teacher  30  “ 

“ “ “ “ 26,  “ “ 35  “ 

Manual,  “ The  Use  of  Models” 50  “ 

Primary  Manual,  without  Clay,  Part  1 25  “ 

“ “ “ “ “II 25  “ 


II. 

Prang’s  Shorter  Course. 

Prang’s  Shorter  Course  in  Form  Study  and  Drawing  is  intended 
to  succeed  the  work  of  the  Primary  Course  in  schools  whose  degree 
or  manner  of  organization  made  a distinctly  simple  and  condensed 
programme  of  work  the  most  desirable.  It  consists  of  a graded  series 
of  five  drawing- books,  each  covering  one  year’s  work,  and  a Shorter 
Course  Manual,  for  the  use  of  teachers. 

It  presents  the  Elements  of  Form  as  derived  from  the  simple 
geometric  solids  and  surfaces,  and  directs  the  study  and  practice  to 
the  three  divisions  of  drawing,  namely  : — 

CONSTRUCTIVE  DRAWING  ; the  study  and  delineation  of  the  facts 
of  objects  (as  distinct  from  their  pictorial  appearance),  including  work- 
ing drawings,  etc. 

REPRESENTATIVE  DRAWING  ; the  representation  of  objects  pictori- 
ally,  or  as  they  appear  to  the  eye. 

DECORATIVE  DRAWING;  the  representation  and  designing  of  orna 
ment. 

Each  book  contains  opposite  pages  for  practice  and  for  final  exer- 
cise, the  practice-pages  being  perforated  near  their  inner  edge  to 
allow  of  their  later  removal,  if  desired,  leaving  only  the  finished 
exercises  bound  in  the  cover.  Occasional  exercises  in  paper  model- 
making are  provided  for  in  the  form  of  printed  patterns  to  be  found 
on  detachable  pages.  The  printed  copies  throughout  this  series  are 
reproductions  of  broad  gray  lines,  having  the  soft  effect  desirable  in 
pencil  drawings. 


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PRANG'S  COURSES  IN  FORM  STUDY  AND  DR  A WING. 


Book  Number  One  provides  for  the  study  of  the  sphere,  hemi- 
sphere, and  cube,  and  of  natural  objects  based  upon  these  type-forms. 
Patterns  are  drawn  from  objects  and  hollow  models  made  of  paper. 
Fruit  and  leaves  are  drawn  from  nature,  and  original  borders  are 
arranged  from  given  forms  of  simple  ornament.  Optional  exercises 
in  Color  are  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  I. : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  hemispheres,  cubes. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  semicircles,  squares. 

Book  Number  Two  takes  up  the  cylinder,  square  prism,  and 
vase  forms,  and  natural  objects  based  upon  them.  Patterns  are 
drawn  from  objects,  and  hollow  models  of  the  same  are  made  in  paper. 
Fruit,  leaves,  and  simple  manufactured  articles  are  drawn  from  the 
objects,  and  original  ornaments  are  devised  from  given  units  of  design 
arranged  about  a centre.  Optional  exercises  in  Color  are  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  II.  : — 

Solids,  — Cylinders,  square  prisms,  vase  forms. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  squares,  oblongs. 

Book  Number  Three  presents  the  work  under  three  distinct 
heads,  — Construction,  Representation,  and  Decoration.  It  adds  to 
the  models  already  studied  the  ellipsoid,  ovoid,  and  equilateral  trian- 
gular prism.  In  Construction  patterns  are  drawn  from  objects,  and 
hollow  models  constructed  in  paper.  In  Representation  models  and 
objects  are  studied  as  to  their  appearance  below  the  level  of  the  eve, 
and  their  arrangement  in  groups.  In  Decoration  practice  is  required 
in  conventionalization  of  natural  forms,  and  their  application  in  orna- 
ment. Optional  exercises  in  Color  are  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  III.  : — 

Solids,  — Ellipsoids,  ovoids,  equilateral  triangular  prisms. 

Tablets,  — Ellipses,  ovals,  equilateral  triangles. 

Book  Number  Four  is  devoted  largely  to  the  study  of  the 
cube,  cylinder,  and  cone,  and  natural  objects  of  like  form,  both  as  to 
their  facts  and  as  to  their  appearance.  In  Construction  pupils  make 
their  own  models.  Exercises  in  constructive  design  are  given.  In 
Representation  the  study  of  the  appearance  of  rectangular  objects 
below  the  eye  is  continued.  The  study  of  plant  growth  is  especially 


PRANG* S COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING . 3 


emphasized,  and  drawings  are  made  from  natural  branches.  In  Dec- 
oration historic  forms  of  ornament  are  studied  ; the  spiral  appears  as 
an  element  in  decoration,  and  the  development  of  ornament  from 
plant  forms  is  con'inued.  Color  exercises  are  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  IV.  : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  cubes,  cylinders,  square  prisms,  cones. 

Book  Number  Five,  under  the  head  of  Construction,  requires 
figured  working  drawings,  showing  the  facts  of  form  in  rectangular, 
pyramidal,  and  hexagonal  solids.  Pupils  construct  tneir  own  models. 
In  Representation  the  principles  of  foreshortening  and  perspective 
are  applied  in  pictorial  representation,  and  groups  are  arranged  and 
drawn  from  nature.  In  Decoration  examples  of  historic  ornament 
are  studied,  and  original  designs  arranged  for  surface  coverings, 
rosettes,  and  borders. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  V.  : — 

Solids,  — Cubes,  square  prisms,  equilateral  triangular  prisms,  hexag- 
onal prisms,  square  plinths,  and  square  pyramids. 

Prang’s  Shorter  Course  Manual  is  carefully  arranged  for 
the  teacher’s  aid  in  connection  with  the  Shorter  Course  Books  I.-V. 
It  gives  full  and  explicit  directions  for  securing  proper  position  and 
practice  movement  in  the  required  drill  exercises ; explains  in  detail 
the  orderly  steps  of  object-study,  the  development  of  accurate  obser- 
vation of  type-forms  and  objects  based  on  them,  and  the  training  of 
the  judgment  in  questions  of  proportion  and  symmetry.  Many  valu- 
able suggestions  are  made  as  to  details  in  the  working  out  of  each 
lesson  ; and  an  Appendix  on  Color  offers  indispensable  hints  as  to  its 
theoretic  principles  and  the  proper  handling  of  color  materials. 

PRICES. 

Prang’s  Shorter  Course  Drawing- Books,  per  doz.  . . . $1.80 

“ “ “ Manual,  each 50 

Models,  according  to  selection. 

The  supply  of  Models  needed  for  use  with  the  Shorter  Course 
Books  depends  always  on  circumstances , being  conditioned  by  the  num- 
ber of  pupils  in  any  one  school  building  studying  the  same  type-forms . 
Detailed  information  and  estimates  on  desirable  supplies  will  be  fur-' 
nished  on  application . 


10  PRANG’S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


Prang’s  Introductory  Drawing-Book  is  a condensation  of 
Shorter  Course  Books  I. -III.,  and  is  intended  for  the  use  of  pupils  in 
grammar  grades  who,  at  the  time  of  introducing  this  Course  into 
the  schools,  may  he  found  insufficiently  prepared  for  the  proper  work 
of  their  grade,  and  so  in  need  of  a rapid  review  of  the  required  work 
of  Books  I.— III.  before  beginning  on  that  more  appropriate  to  their 
age  and  general  attainments.  It  is  accompanied  by  a Manual 
for  Prang’s  Introductory  Book,  especially  prepared  to  aid  the 
teacher  in  conducting  the  comprehensive  work  required  of  pupils 
at  this  juncture. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  the  Introductory  Book  : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  cubes,  cylinders,  square  prisms,  right-angled  trian- 
gular prisms. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  semicircles,  squares,  oblongs. 

PRICES. 

Prang’s  Introductory  Books,  per  doz §1.80 

“ “ Manuals,  gratis. 

Model  supplies  estimated  on  application. 

III. 

Prang’S  Complete  Course. 

Prang’s  Complete  Course  is  intended  for  use  in  place  of  the 
Shorter  Course  in  the  Intermediate,  Grammar,  and  High  Schools  of 
the  larger  towns  and  cities  where  the  work  is  well  established  in 
proper  grade,  and  where  a due  amount  of  time  is  available  for  the 
study  of  Form,  Drawing  and  Color.  It  consists  of  twelve  graded 
Drawing-books,  with  accompanying  Patterns  for  model-making,  and 
Manuals  for  the  use  of  teachers.  These  Drawing-books  are  to  be  fol- 
lowed by  special  text  books  on  work  in  Light  and  Shade  and  in  Color. 

The  principles  and  methods  of  this  Course  are  essential^’  the  same 
as  those  of  the  Shorter  Course,  the  work  being  broadened  in  many 
ways  to  meet  fully  the  more  extended  requirements  of  the  best  graded 
city  schools.  The  series  is  so  arranged  that  two  books  may  be  con- 
veniently used  each  year  in  schools  where  promotions  are  made  semi- 
annually. 

The  construction  of  hollow  models  from  pasteboard  patterns  is 
made  an  educational  feature  of  the  first  seven  books  of  this  Course. 


PRANG’S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRA  WING.  11 


The  necessary  pattern-sheets  accompany  the  various  Drawing-books, 
as  below  listed,  without  extra  charge. 

A Manual  for  Teachers  is  provided  to  accompany  every  two  books 
in  the  Complete  Course.  These  Manuals  explain  in  full  detail  the 
objects  and  method  of  each  prescribed  exercise,  with  many  sugges- 
tions as  to  the  helpful  relations  of  the  work  to  other  school  studies. 

Book  Number  One  provides  for  the  study  of  the  simpler 
models,  and  of  natural  objects  based  upon  these  type-forms.  Pat- 
terns are  drawn  from  objects  and  hollow  models  made  of  paper. 
Fruit  and  leaves  are  drawn  from  nature.  Simple  forms  of  historic 
ornament  are  studied  and  drawn,  and  original  borders  are  arranged 
from  given  units.  Color  exercises  are  suggested. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  I.  : — 

Cube,  sphere,  cubical  box. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  I.  : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  hemispheres,  cubes. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  semicircles,  squares. 

Book  Number  Two  adds  new  type-forms  for  study,  and  natural 
objects  based  upon  them.  Patterns  are  drawn  from  objects,  and 
models  of  the  same  are  made  in  paper.  Vegetables,  leaves,  and  sim- 
ple manufactured  articles  are  drawn  from  the  objects.  Simple  forms 
of  historic  ornament  are  studied  and  drawn,  and  original  ornaments 
are  devised  from  given  units  of  design  arranged  about  a centre.  Color 
exercises  are  suggested. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  II.  : — 

Square  prism,  envelope. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  II.  : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  cylinders,  square  prisms. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  squares  and  oblongs. 

Book  Number  Three  adds  vase  forms  to  the  types  already 
studied.  In  this  Book  the  work  is  presented  under  three  distinct 
heads  : Construction,  Representation,  and  Decoration.  The  exercises 
in  Construction  develop  into  Working- Drawings  and  Constructive 
Design.  The  exercises  in  Representation  develop  into  Pictorial 
Drawing  and  Artistic  Composition  ; those  in  Decoration  into  the  sys- 


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tematic  study  and  drawing  of  Historic  Ornament  and  the  practice  of 
Decorative  Design.  The  work  in  these  three  subjects  is  now  carried 
on  simultaneously,  the  exercises  being  so  graded  as  to  make  regularly 
increasing  demands  upon  the  pupil’s  developing  thought,  taste,  and 
power  of  execution.  Drill  exercises  and  Color  exercises  are  provided 
for  in  each  book. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  III.  : — 

Cylindric  box,  square  box,  cylinder. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  III.  : — 

'Solids,  — Cylinders,  square  prisms,  vase  forms. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  squares,  oblongs. 

Book  Number  Four.  The  drawing  of  views  and  of  patterns  is 
further  developed,  and  objects  are  made  from  patterns.  The  appear- 
ance of  objects  below  the  level  of  the  e}'e,  and  their  arrangement  in 
oleasing  groups  receive  special  attention.  Historic  ornament  and 
plant  life  are  studied  for  their  decorative  beauty  and  suggestiveness, 
and  exercises  in  Color  are  outlined. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  IV.  : — 

Equilateral  triangular  prism,  toy  house. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  IV.  : — 

Solids,  — Ellipsoids,  ovoids,  equilateral  triangular  prisms. 

Tablets,  — Ellipses,  ovals,  circles,  oblongs,  triangles. 

Book  Number  Five  continues  the  making  of  patterns  by  de- 
velopment of  the  surfaces  of  solids,  and  includes  the  drawing  of 
views  of  two  solids  combined.  The  exercises  in  representative  draw- 
ing include  the  study  of  objects  above  the  level  of  t ie  ej*e,  and  special 
attention  is  given  to  the  simple  and  artistic  rendering  of  natural 
twigs  and  branches.  Ornament  is  studied  both  from  plant  forms 
and  from  historic  examples,  and  optional  exercises  in  Color  are  pro- 
vided for. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  V.  : — 

Cone,  driuking-cup. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  V.  : — 

Spheres,  cubes,  cylinders,  square  prisms,  cones,  vases. 

Book  Number  Six  continues  the  same  lines  of  work,  the  exer- 
cises in  construction  including  the  reading  and  making  of  working 


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drawings  of  familiar  objects.  The  work  in  representation  includes 
pictorial  drawing  of  objects  turned  at  an  angle,  and  that  of  simple 
sprays  of  flowers.  The  study  of  historic  ornament  and  of  plant 
growth  is  continued,  and  simple  original  designs  are  required  from 
pupils.  Color  exercises  are  included. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  VI.  : — 

Square  pyramid,  square  plinth. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  VI.  : — 

Cubes,  cylinders,  square  prisms,  equilateral  triangular  prisms,  square 
pyramids,  square  plinths. 

Book  Number  Seven  introduces  the  use  of  compasses  and 
rulers.  Simple  geometric  problems  are  first  given  for  solution  with 
these  instruments  and  afterward  constructive  drawings  are  required, 
involving  the  use  of  these  preliminary  exercises.  From  this  point  on, 
freehand  and  instrumental  work  are  carried  on  side  by  side.  The 
work  in  Construction,  Representation,  and  Decoration  is  broadened 
gradually  as  the  Course  develops.  Work  in  Color  is  suggested. 

Patterns  furnished  with  Book  VII. : — 

Basin,  hexagonal  prism. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  VII.  : — 

Cube,  cylinder,  cone,  square  prism,  square  pyramid,  hollow  cylinder, 
vases.  Compasses  and  rulers. 

Book  Number  Eight  continues  the  practice  of  both  freehand 
and  instrumental  work.  The  drawing  of  sectional  views,  the  solving 
of  problems  in  Construction  and  the  practice  of  simple  Constructive 
Design  are  features  of  the  work  of  this  book.  The  exercises  in  Repre- 
sentation and  Decoration  develop  further  the  artistic  principles  studied 
in  the  more  elementary  books,  special  attention  being  given,  in  the 
latter  subject,  to  characteristic  examples  of  Egyptian  and  Greek 
ornament.  Work  in  Color  is  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  VIII.  : — 

Frames,  hollow  cylinder,  incised  cube,  cubical  flights  of  steps.  Corm 
passes  and  rulers. 

Book  Number  Nine  includes  both  freehand  and  instrumental 
exercises.  Constructive  Design  and  original  pattern-making  are  im- 
portant features  of  the  work  outlined.  The  varying  appearance  of 


14  PRANG'S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


objects  viewed  in  different  positions  is  studied  and  expressed  by  picto- 
rial drawing,  and  particular  emphasis  is  laid  on  the  artistic  rendering 
of  natural  forms  and  of  architectural  examples.  Four  extra  illus- 
trated pages  provide  for  the  pupils’  study  fine  examples  of  Roman, 
Byzantine  and  Romanesque  architecture,  with  many  separate  examples 
of  good  ornament  in  these  historic  styles,  to  be  studied  and  repro- 
duced by  the  pupil.  Original  Decorative  Design  is  also  required. 
Work  in  Color  is  suggested. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  Book  IX.  : — 

Bracket,  pulley,  equilateral  triangular  prism,  vases.  Compasses  and 
rulers. 

Further  books  of  this  series  are  in  preparation. 


PRICES. 


Complete  Course  Drawing-books, Nos.  1-6 (with  Pattern  Sheets)  ,per  doz 
Complete  Course  Drawing-books,  Nos.  7-12  per  doz. 

Manuals  for  Complete  Course  Books  (one  manual  for  two  Books) , each 
Extra  copies  Patterns  for  Book  I.,  per  doz. 

“ “ “ “ “ II., 

“ “ “ “ “ III., 

“ “ “ “ “ IV., 

“ “ “ “ “ V., 

“ “ “ “ “ VI., 

“ “ “ “ “ VII., 

Models,  according  to  need. 


$1.20 

2.40 

.50 

.24 

.24 

.36 

.24 

.24 

.24 

24 


The  supply  of  Models  needed  for  use  with  the  Complete  Course  Books 
depends  always  on  circumstances , being  conditioned  by  the  number  of 
pupils  in  any  one  school  building  studying  the  same  type-forms. 
Detailed  information  and  estimates  on  desirable  supplies  will  be  fur- 
nished on  application. 

Prang’s  Introductory  Drawing-Book  is  a condensation  of 
Complete  Course  Books  I. -II I.,  and  is  intended  for  the  use  of  pupils  in 
grammar  grades  who,  at  the  time  of  introducing  this  Course  into  the 
schools,  may  be  found  insufficiently  prepared  for  the  proper  work  of 
their  grade,  and  so  in  need  of  a rapid  review  of  the  required  work  of 
Books  I. -III.,  before  beginning  on  that  more  appropriate  to  their  age 
and  general  attainments.  It  is  accompanied  by  a Manual  for 


PRANG’S  COURSES  IN  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING.  15 


Prang’s  Introductory  Book,  especially  prepared  to  aid  the  teacher 
in  conducting  the  comprehensive  work  required  of  pupils  at  this 
juncture. 

Materials  needed  for  use  with  the  Introductory  Book  : — 

Solids,  — Spheres,  cubes,  cylinders,  square  prisms,  right-angled  tri- 
angular prisms. 

Tablets,  — Circles,  semicircles,  squares,  oblongs. 

PRICES. 

Prang’s  Introductory  Books,  per  doz.  . $1.80 

“ “ Manuals,  gratis. 

Model  supplies  estimated  on  application. 

PATTERN  SHEETS. 

The  manila  cardboard  patterns  (supplied  without  charge  to  pur- 
chasers of  Complete  Course  Books)  may  also  be  had  on  separate 
sheets  as  below  : — 


Cube  and  sphere,  per  doz. 

. $0.12 

Cubical  box,  “ 

.12 

Square  prism,  “ 

.12 

Envelope,  “ 

.12 

Cylindric  box,  “ 

.12 

Square  box,  “ 

.12 

Hollow  cylinder,  “ 

.12 

Equilateral  triangular  prism, 

per  doz.  . 

.12 

Toy  house,  per  doz. 

. 

.12 

Cone,  “ 

0 

.12 

Drinking  cup,  “ 

o 

.12 

Square  pyramid/* 

. 

.12 

Square  plinth,  u 

. 

.12 

Basin,  64 

.12 

Hexagonal  prism,  per  doz. 

.12 

PRANG’S  AMERICAN  TEXT  BOOKS 

OF 

ART  EDUCATION. 

REVISED  EDITION. 


This  series  of  text-books  was  published  previous  to  the  issue  of 
Prang’s  Primary,  Shorter  and  Complete  Courses.  It  is  used  in  many 
places  where  the  schools  are  imperfectly  supplied  with  models. 

THE  PRIMARY  COURSE 

Consists  of  Two  Series  of  Cards,  containing  copies  for  drawing, 
and  The  Primary  Manual,  containing  form  lessons  from  solids, 
suggestions  to  teachers  in  regard  to  the  beginning  the  study  of 
drawing  in  the  Primary  Schools,  daily  lessons  with  alternative 
exercises  for  two  years  and  full  directions  for  the  exercises  on  the 
cards. 

THE  GRAMMAR  COURSE 

Consists  of  Fourteen  Text-Books,  arranged  to  give  instruction  in 
the  different  features  of  the  study  of  Drawing  in  Grammar 
Schools  in  as  practical  and  progressive  a manner  as  is  possible 
without  models.  The  books  each  contain  twenty  pages  with 
exercises  in  drawing  and  designing,  suitable  for  one  term  or  for 
one  half  year. 

PRICE  LIST  OF  THE  REVISED  EDITION. 

Primary  Manuals,  per  copy  . . . . . . . $0.75 

“ Cards,  per  dozen  packages  . 1 00 

Text-Books,  Nos.  1 to  5,  Small  Books,  Manila  Paper,  per  dozen  . . 1.00 

“ “ “ 6 to  14,  Large  Books,  White  Paper  “ . . 2.00 

Manuals,  Parts  1 and  2,  for  Books  Nos.  1 to  4,  each  part  ...  .50 

Teachers’  Assistant,  for  Books  Nos.  5 to  14  . . . . . .25 


PRANG’S  GEOMETRIC  PROBLEMS. 


11 


CLARK  EDITION, 

BOOKS  NOS.  5 TO  10. 

The  “ Clark  Edition”  is  a special  edition  of  Prang’s  American 
Text- Books  of  Art  Education,  Nos.  5 to  10,  in  which  the  subject  of 
Construction,  developed  by  means  of  models  and  objects  presented  as 
an  integral  part  of  the  course. 

PRICE  LIST  OF  THE  CLARK  EDITION. 

Text-Books,  Nos.  5 and  6,  Small  Books,  Manila  Paper,  per  dozen  . $1.00 

“ “ Nos.  7 to  10,  Large  Books,  White  Paper,  “ . 2.00 

Manual,  Part  III.  for  Books  Nos.  5 and  6 .....  .50 

Preliminary  Manuals  for  Books  Nos.  7,  8,  9 and  10,  free  on  application. 


PRANG’S  GEOMETRIC  PROBLEMS. 


This  special  Drawing  Book  comprises  thirty-nine  graded  ex- 
ercises in  geometric  drawing,  covering  the  solution  and  application  of 
forty-seven  common  geometric  problems.  It  is  largely  used  in  High 
Schools  and  in  advanced  Grammar  grades. 


Price 


$3.00  per  dozen. 


The  Prang  Course 


OF 

Instruction  in  Color. 


Among  thoughtful  teachers,  the  study  of  the  child  has  come  to 
be  an  accepted  necessity  in  educational  progress.  The  new  methods 
of  teaching  the  fundamental  studies  are  strikingly  in  advance  of 
the  old  methods.  The  best  schools  have  abandoned  the  method  of 
beginning  the  instruction  of  children  by  forcing  upon  them  the 
technical  formulae  of  ready-made  knowledge,  regardless  of  the 
child’s  limited  capacity  for  grasping  the  ideas  of  mature  minds. 
The  best  teaching  of  Language,  Number,  Geography,  Elementary 
Science  and  Drawing  now  takes  sympathetic  account  of  the  child’s 
powers  of  observing  and  thinking,  and  also  of  the  manner  in  which 
these  powers  can  best  be  developed. 

As  with  the  instruction  in  these  subjects,  so  it  should  be  with 
Color. 

If  instruction  in  Color  is  to  come  into  the  schools  as  a part  of 
our  s}’stem  of  public  education,  it  must  be  based  ou  souud  educational 
principles,  and  must  be  developed  according  to  educational  methods, — 
that  is,  methods  consistent  with  the  actual  mental  condition  of  the 
children  under  instruction,  and  with  the  known  laws  of  mental 
growth.  Extended  and  careful  observations  of  voung  children,  made 
by  competent  persons  under  the  most  varied  conditions,  show  it  to  be 
-a  fact  that  children  do  not  see  color  as  adults  see  color.  The  color 
:sense  in  most  young  children  is  imperfect  in  action  and  limited  in 
range.  The  Prang  Course  of  Instruction  in  Color  begins  by  recog- 
nizing this  fact,  and  appeals,  in  the  first  place,  to  the  child’s  rudi- 
mentary color  sense.  From  this  beginning,  it  unfolds  through  graded 
.exercises  involving  at  every  step  the  activity  of  the  pupil’s  individual 


THE  PRANG  COURSE  IN  COLOR. 


19 


powers  of  color  observation  and  color  expression.  The  object  of 
these  exercises  is  : — 


To  develop  in  the  pupil,  through  direct  and  repeated  observations  of 
color,  the  power  to  recognize  beauty  and  harmony  in  color  effects. 

To  train  the  pupil,  through  the  wisely  guided  personal  use  of  color 
material,  to  skill  in  expressing  thought  and  feeling  by  the  use  of 
such  material. 

To  so  connect  the  pupil’s  study  of  Color  with  that  of  Form,  Drawing 
and  other  branches  of  school  instruction,  that  his  developing 
powers  of  color  observation  and  color  expression  may  be  of 
value  in  his  study  of  Nature  and  of  Art. 


The  Color  Instruction  heretofore  provided  in  the  schools  has  been 
of  a purely  abstract  and  theoretic  sort,  taking  account  only  of  the 
science  of  Color  in  itself  considered.  The  Prang  Course  of  Instruc- 
tion in  Color  is  the  first  ever  devised  and  formulated  with  a distinct 
recognition  of  the  relation  of  Color  to  the  mental  condition  and 
mental  growth  of  children.  It  is  the  only  Course  founded  at  once  on 
a thorough  knowledge  of  the  scientific  side  of  the  subject  of  Color,  a 
full  appreciation  of  the  Art  side  of  the  problem,  and  long  and  widely 
extended  experimental  study  of  the  color  sense  in  children  and  its  pro - 
gressive  development  under  training. 

Materials  for  carrying  out  the  work  of  this  Course  of  Instruction 
are  being  prepared,  and  will  soon  be  completely  ready  for  the  schools. 
The  materials  for  Primary  work  include  Color  Charts  of  various  kinds, 
Colored  Tablets  and  Colored  Papers.  The  use  of  Water-Colors  in 
the  Primary  School  is  rarely  practicable,  but  the  Papers  prepare  for 
work  with  Water-Colors.  The  materials  for  Intermediate,  Grammar 
and  higher  grades  include  Color  Charts,  Colored  Papers  and  Water- 
Colors.  (See  pages  34-37.) 

The  standards  of  Color  presented  to  pupils  have  been  fixed  after 
long  study  of  the  scientific  theory  of  Color,  wide  experience  in  the 
actual  use  of  Color  in  Art  and  in  the  industries,  and  repeated  con- 
ference with  color  experts,  both  American  and  European.  In  the 
preparation  of  Prang's  Scales  of  Color,  several  important  considera- 
tions have  been  taken  into  account : — 


20 


THE  PRAXG  COURSE  IX  COLOR. 


1.  The  solar  spectrum,  though  often  referred  to  as  the  natural 
standard  for  physical  color,  does  not  give  us  the  complete  physi  - 
cal series  of  colors.  It  gives  us  no  pure  red  (the  red  of  the 
spectrum  being  distinctly  yellowish),  and  shows  none  of  the 
colors  intermediate  between  red-violet  and  spectrum  red.  But 
these  colors  must  exist  in  white  light,  for  we  see  them  occasion- 
ally in  nature. 

2.  The  educational  presentation  and  development  of  the  subject  of 
color  in  public  schools  must  be  made  through  the  use  of  pigments 
or  materials  colored  with  pigments.  The  scientific  aspects  of 
color  phenomena  are  of  interest  to  all,  and  of  unquestioned  value 
to  the  artist,  but  their  study  belongs  to  advanced  work  in  physics. 
It  is  impracticable  to  teach  scientific  theories  of  color  to  young 
children. 

3.  Demonstration  by  means  of  pigments  requires  for  its  basis  some 
tangible  unit  of  color  materially  represented  by  pigments.  As, 
therefore,  the  solar  spectrum  is  so  incomplete  a presentation  of 
the  color  possibilities  locked  up  in  white  light,  it  is  not  sufficient 
for  educational  purposes  to  simply  reproduce  the  solar  spectrum 
in  pigments  as  the  basis  for  study.  The  full  cycle  of  color  must 
be  completed  and  presented. 

4.  The  practical  creation  of  such  an  ideal  color  circle  must  be  Under- 
taken with  distinct  recognition  of  the  aesthetic  purpose  of  Color 
Instruction  and  of  the  direct  relation  of  such  instruction  to  the 
artistic  use  of  pigments.  The  hues  selected  as  typical  in  their 
respective  places  in  the  color  circle  must  be  as  satisfactory  to  the 
aesthetically  trained  color  sense  as  the  practical  conditions  of 
pigment  handling  render  possible.  Purity  of  hue,  permanence  of 
hue,  and  freedom  from  arsenic  in  the  materials  employed  must  be 
accepted  as  practical  limitations  of  choice. 

It  is  believed  that  the  Prang  Course  of  Instruction  in  Color  will 
be  found  a sound  educational  formulation  of  the  subject,  and  that 
Prang’s  Standard  Colored  Papers,  and  the  other  color  material  pro- 
vided for  working  out  this  Course  in  the  schools,  will  prove  practical 
and  satisfactory  in  school-room  use.  For  particulars  regarding  Color 
Material  and  aids  for  Color  Instruction  see  pages  34-40. 


PRANG’S  MODELS 

FOR 

FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


These  Models  have  been  specially  designed  for  the  teaching  of 
Form  and  of  Drawing  in  Primary  and  Grammar  Schools.  It  is 
recognized  by  all  good  teachers  that  instruction  in  Form  and  Drawing 
must  not  only  start  from  Models,  but  must  also  be  based  mainly,  in 
all  its  stages,  upon  Models  and  Objects. 

One  of  the  principal  reasons  why  so  little  progress  has  been  made 
in  tbe  teaching  of  Form  and  Drawing  is  to  be  found  in  the  fact  that 
the  instruction  has  but  rarely  been  based  upon  the  use  of  Models  and 
Objects. 

It  may  be  regarded  as  a fact,  settled  by  experience,  that  the 
instruction  in  Form  and  Drawing  which  does  not  start  from  Models, 
and  which  throughout  is  not  based  mainly  upon  Models  and  Objects, 
is  not  sound  instruction. 

Particular  attention  is  invited  to  the  following  points  in  the 
Prang  Models  : — 

ACCURACY  OF  FORM. — In  Form-Study,  accurate  Models  are  in- 
dispensable. It  is  a grave  mistake  to  suppose  that  indifferently  made 
Models  will  answer  in  the  training  of  children.  So  strong  is  the  feeling 
with  children  that  ‘-about  right”  will  answer  in  their  work,  that  it  is 
necessary,  in  the  study  of  Form  and  Drawing,  to  lay  the  utmost  emphasis 
upon  their  getting  accurate  ideas  of  type-forms  in  their  minds.  If  they 
have  inaccurate  Models  to  study,  they  will  certainly  get  incorrect  ideas  of 
form  in  their  minds,  and  a higher  standard  of  work  than  “ about  right” 
cannot  be  expected  of  them.  In  the  manufacture  of  Prang’s  Models  the 
utmost  pains  have  been  taken  to  have  them  accurately  made. 

BEAUTY  OF  FORM.  — While  accuracy  of  form  is  indispensable  in 
Models  for  children,  beauty  of  form  is  of  equal  importance.  Beauty  of 
form  is  largely  dependent  upon  good  proportion ; and  it  is  necessary, 
therefore,  that  pupils  should  have  objects  to  study  in  which  proportion 
as  an  element  of  beauty  can  be  distinctly  seen.  In  Prang’s  Models 
special  attention  has  been  given  to  this  point,  and  the  proportions  of  each 
have  been  fixed  with  reference  to  the  beauty  of  the  form. 

THEIR  COST.  — The  great  obstacle  hitherto  in  the  way  of  supplying 
schools  with  suitable  Models  and  Objects  has  been  their  cost.  This 
objection  exists  no  longer,  for  Prang’s  Models  can  now  be  supplied  to 
every  Primary  and  Grammar  School  at  a comparatively  slight  outlay. 

Liberal  Discounts  from  the  catalogue  rates  are  allowed  to 
schools  and  to  the  trade. 


22  PRANG'S  MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


Outfits  of  Models  can  be  arranged,  with  a view  to  both  conven- 
ience and  econom3%  to  meet  varying  school  conditions.  Correspond- 
ence on  this  point  is  especially  solicited.  Information  should  be 
given  as  to  the 

a.  Number  of  buildings  to  be  supplied. 

b.  Number  of  rooms  in  each  building. 

c.  Number  and  rank  of  grades  in  each  room. 

d.  Number  of  pupils  in  each  grade. 


Materials  for  Primary  Grades. 

The  models,  tablets,  and  other  material  needed  for  Primary 
grades  may  be  supplied  in  individual  sets,  in  class  sets,  or  in  bulk. 
In  most  cases  the  individual  sets  are  far  preferable  to  other  modes 
of  supply  for  Primary  schools.  A much  larger  variety  of  material  for 
study  and  comparison  in  any  one  lesson  can  be  furnished  on  this 
plan,  and  the  neatly  packed  boxes  can  be  distributed  and  collected 
under  ordinary  school-room  conditions  in  less  time  and  with  less 
noise  than  would  be  possible  with  loose  models  in  boxes  or  baskets. 

Sot  No,  20.  — For  Individual  Pupils  in  the  First  Year  cf 
School.  (See  illustration.) 


This  set  comprises  one  each  of  the  following  solids : Sphere,  Cube, 
Cylinder,  Hemisphere,  Square  Prism, Right-angled  Triangular  Prism ; six  each 
of  the  following  plane  figures : Circle,  Semicircle,  Square,  Oblong,  Right- 
angled  Triangle;  and  colored  sticks,  assorted  lengths,  1,  2,  3,  and  4 inches. 


PRANG* S MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING.  23 


The  teacher  of  a class  supplied  with  these  individual  sets 
should  herself  have  a set  of  the  same  materials  in  such  a larger  size 
that  separate  pieces  may  be  readily  seen  across  the  school-room. 
Provision  for  this  need  is  made  in 

Set  No.  25.  — Size  of  solids,  2x4  inches.  Price  . SO. 30 

This  set  contains  the  Sphere,  Hemisphere,  Cube,  Cylinder,  Square 
Prism,  Right-angled  Triangular  Prism;  Circles,  Semicircles,  Squares,  Ob- 
longs, Right-angled  Triangles,  and  sticks. 


Set  No.  21 . — For  Individual  Pupils  in  the  Second  Year  of 
School.  ( See  illustration .) 


/ 


This  set  comprises  one  each  of  the  following  solids  : Ellipsoid,  Ovoid, 
Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  Yase  Form;  six  each 
of  the  following  plane  figures : Ellipse,  Oval,  Circle,  Square,  Equilateral 
Triangle,  Right-angled  Triangle,  Isosceles  Triangle;  and  colored  sticks, 
assorted  lengths,  1,  2,  3,  and  4 inches. 

The  Teacher  during  the  second  year  of  school  should  have 
the  same  materials  in  larger  size,  as  provided  in 


Set  No.  26,  — Size  of  solids,  2x4  inches.  Price  . . $0.35 


24  PRANG’S  MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DR  A WING. 


This  set  contains  the  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid,  Equilateral  Triangular  Prism. 
Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  and  Vase  Form;  Ellipses,  Ovals,  Circles,  Squares, 
Equilateral  Triangles,  Right-angled  Triangles,  Isosceles  Triangles,  and  sticks. 

STICKS,  FOR  STICK-LAYING. 

Price  per  box  of  1,500,  assorted  lengths,  1 to  5 inches  . 80.75 

These  sticks  are  in  three  colors,  Red,  Blue,  and  Yellow. 


Materials  for  Intermediate,  Grammar,  and  High 
School  Grades. 

The  Models  and  Tablets  needed  for  Intermediate  and  Grammar 
grades  are  sometimes  more  conveniently  handled  in  individual  sets 
or  in  class  sets,  — sometimes  in  bulk,*  according  to  the  size  and 
location  of  grades. 

INDIVIDUAL  SETS. 

Set  No.  22. — Size  of  solids,  2 inches  diameter.  Price,  80.15 
This  set  of  Models  contains : Sphere,  Hemisphere,  Cube ; four  each : 
Circle,  Semicircle,  Square ; and  one  dozen  2-inch  sticks. 

Set  No.  23. — Size  of  solids,  2 x 4 inches.  Price  . . 80.20 
This  set  of  models  contains:  Cylinder,  Square  Prism,  Vase  Form;  and 
four  each : Circle,  Square,  Oblong. 

Set  No.  24.  — Size  of  solids,  2x4  inches.  Price  . . 80.20 
This  set  of  Models  contains  : Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Right-angled 
Triangular  Prism,  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid;  and  four  each:  Ellipse,  Oval,  Equi 
lateral  Triangle,  Right-angled  Triangle. 

CLASS  SETS. 

Set  No.  3.  — Price  of  complete  set 86.50 

This  set  contains  one  each  of  the  following  seven  solids,  diameter  of 
sphere  4 inches,  put  up  in  a handsome  box : Sphere,  halved  and  quartered, 

Cube,  quartered  diagonally,  Pentagonal  Prism,  Hexagonal  Prism,  Octagonal 
Prism,  Vase  (a),  Vase  (6). 

Set  No.  5. — Price  83.50 

This  set  contains  the  following  geometric  forms,  sphere  4 inches  in 
diameter:  Sphere,  Cone,  Cylinder,  Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Hexag- 
onal Prism. 


For  models  in  bulk  see  page  28. 


PRANG’S  MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


25 


Set  No.  4.  — Price  of  complete  set 


&18.00 


ILLUSTRATION  OF  SET  NO.  4. 


This  set  contains  the  following'  twenty  solids,  diameter  of  cube  4 
inches,  put  up  in  a handsome  box  :■ — 


1.  Cube  with  Incised  Paces,  4-inch 

Face. 

2.  Square  Plinth,  6X2  inches. 

3.  Oblong  Block,  4 x S x 3 inches. 

4.  Square  Prism,  divided  diagonal- 

ly, 4 x 8 INCHES. 

5.  Circular  Plinth,  6X2  inches. 

6.  Cubical  Steps,  4-inch  face. 

7.  Flight  of  3 Steps,  8 inches 

long,  2-inch  tread,  1 j-inch 

RISER. 

8.  Cross,  6X2  inches. 

9.  Double  Cone,  divided  and  dow- 

ELI.ED,  4X8  INCHES. 

10.  Hollow  Cylinder,  divided  and 

DOWELLED,  4X8  INCHES. 


11.  Hollow-flanged  Cylinder, 

DIVIDED  AND  DOWELLED,  4X8 
INCHES. 

12.  Chimney  Model,  divided  and 

13.  Egg  and  Egg-Cup.  [dowelled. 

14.  Spool,  6X8  inches. 

15.  Square  Pyramid,  divided  and 

dowelled,  4X8  inches. 

16.  Frame  (a),  12  inches  square,  4 

pieces,  halved. 

17.  Frame  (&),  12  inches  square,  4 

PIECES,  MORTISED. 

18.  Bracket  Model,  8^  x 12  x l inch. 

19.  Pulley  Model,  divided  and  dow- 

elled, DIAMETER  5 INCHES. 

20.  Vase. 


26  PRANG'S  MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRA  WING. 


Model  Sets  for  Normal  and  Private  Schools 
and  Special  Students. 

Normal  Set  No.  1. — Solids,  4 X 8 inches.  Price  . $18.00 

This  set  comprises : Sphere,  Cube,  Cylinder,  Cone,  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid, 
Bracket,  Pulley,  Vase,  Frames.  Chimney,  Square  Prism,  Square  Plinth, 
Square  Pyramid.  Hollow  Cylinder.  Hollow-flanged  Cylinder,  Flight  of  Two 
Steps,  Flight  of  Three  Steps.  Hexagonal  Prism.  Equilateral  Triangular 
Prism,  Right-angled  Triangular  Prism. 

Normal  Set  No.  2. — Solids,  1 X 2 inches.  Price  . $0.50 

This  set  comprises : Sphere,  Cube,  Cylinder,  Hemisphere,  Square  Prism, 
Right-angled  Triangular  Prism,  Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Ellipsoid, 
Ovoid,  Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  Vase  Form,  with  six  each  of  the  following 
tablets : Circle,  Square,  Broad  Oblong,  Narrow  Oblong,  Semicircle,  Narrow 
Ellipse,  Broad  Ellipse,  Oval,  Right-angled  Triangle.  Equilateral  Triangle, 
Isosceles  Triangle,  Right-angled  Scalene  Triangle ; also,  Sticks,  Pencil,  Draw- 
ing Paper,  Colored  Paper,  Scissors.  Eraser  and  Ruler. 

Normal  Set  No.  3.  — Solids,  2 X 4 inches.  Price  . $1.25 

This  set  comprises  : Sphere,  Cube,  Cylinder.  Hemisphere,  Square  Prism, 
Right-angled  Triangular  Prism.  Hexagonal  Prism.  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid,  Equi- 
lateral Triangular  Prism,  Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  Vase  Form,  Square  and 
Circular  Plinths,  with  six  each  of  the  following  tablets : Circle,  inch  and 
two  inch,  Square,  inch  and  two  inch,  Broad  Oblong,  Semicircle,  inch  and 
two  inch,  Right-angled  Triangle,  Narrow  Oblong,  Narrow  Ellipse,  Broad 
Ellipse,  Oval,  Equilateral  Triangle,  Isosceles  Triangle,  Right-angled  Scalene 
Triangle ; also.  Scissors,  Colored  Paper,  Pencil,  Eraser.  Ruler,  Sticks  and 
Paper  for  folding,  cutting  and  drawing. 

Normal  Set  No.  4.  — Solids,  in  two  sizes,  1x2  and 

2x4  inches.  Price $1  50 

This  set  includes  two  each  of  the  following : Sphere,  Cube,  Cylinder, 
Hemisphere,  Square  Prism,  Right-angled  Triangular  Prism,  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid, 
Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  Vase  Form;  one  each 
of  the  following : Hexagonal  Prism,  Square  and  Circular  Plinths ; with  six 
each  of  the  following  tablets  : Circle,  three  sizes,  Square,  three  sizes,  Broad 
Oblong,  Semicircle,  three  sizes,  Right-angled  Triangle,  Narrow  Oblong,  Nar- 
row Ellipse,  Broad  Ellipse,  Oval,  Equilateral  Triangle,  Isosceles  Triangle, 
Right-angled  Scalene  Triangle;  also,  Scissors.  Colored  Paper.  Pencil,  Eraser, 
Ruler,  Sticks,  Paper  for  folding,  cutting,  and  drawing. 


PRANG’S  MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRA  WING.  27 


Set  No.  1 6.  — Price $0.75 

This  set  contains  one  each  of  the  following  solids,  pupils’  size,  2x4 
inches  : Sphere,  Hemisphere,  Cube,  Cylinder,  Square  Prism,  Right-angled 

Triangular  Prism,  Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Hexagonal  Prism,  Ellipsoid, 
Ovoid,  Cone,  Square  Pyramid,  Square  Plinth,  Circular  Plinth,  Vase. 

Also  four  each  of  the  following  tablets,  2x4  inches  : Circle,  Semicircle, 

Square,  Oblong,  Equilateral  Triangle,  Right-angled  Triangle,  Isosceles  Tri- 
angle, Ellipse,  Oval. 

Prang’s  “ Primary  Materials.”  Price  . . . $1.00 

This  assortment  of  materials  has  been  arranged  for  the  use  of 
individuals  wishing  to  make  themselves  experimentally  acquainted 
with  the  methods  and  exercises  given  in  Prang’s  Primary  Manual  on 
The  Use  of  Models. 

This  box  contains  one  each  of  the  following  solids,  1x2  inches  in  size : 
Sphere,  Cube,  Cylinder,  Hemisphere,  Square  Prism,  Right-angled  Triangular 
Prism,  Ellipsoid,  Ovoid,  Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  Cone,  Square  Pyra- 
mid, Yase;  four  each  of  Circle,  Square,  Oblong,  Semicircle,  Right-angled 
Triangle,  Ellipse,  Oval,  Equilateral  Triangle,  Isosceles  Triangle  ; 60 

Sticks, — Blue,  Red,  and  Yellow, — of  assorted  lengths,  1 to  5 inches;  a 
Lead  Pencil  and  Eraser,  200  Sheets  of  Manila  Drawing  Paper,  24  Sheets 
Colored  Paper,  one  box  Color  Tablets  containing  72  pieoes,  one  miniature 
Color  Chart,  one  box  containing  8 Water  Colors  and  Brush. 


28  PRANG* S MODELS  FOR  FORM-STUDY  AND  DRAWING. 


Price  List  of  Separate  Pieces  of  Prang’s  Models. 


Solids,  Teacher’s  Size,  A. 

Cube,  4 inches  face,  solid  ....  $0.40 
Cube,  4 inches  face,  incised  faces  . . .45 

Cube,  4 inches  face,  quartered  diagonally  0.60 
Sphere,  4 inches  diameter,  solid  . . .60 

Sphere,  4 inches  diameter,  halved  and 

quartered 75 

Sphere,  4-inch  diameter,  divided  and 

dowel  led 1.00 

Hemisphere,  4 inches  diameter  . . .50 

Cylinder,  4x8  inches,  solid  . . .60 

Cylindei,  4x8  inches,  divided  and 

do  welled  1.00 

Hollow  Cylinder,  4x8  inches,  divided 

and  dowelled 1.25 

Hollow. flanged  Cylinder,  4x8  inches, 
divided  and  dowelled  ....  1.40 

Cone,  4x8  inches,  solid 60 

Cone,  4x8  inches,  divided  and  dowelled  . 1.00 

Double  Cone,  4x8  inches 75 

Double  Cone,  4x8  inches,  divided  and 

dowelled 

Square  Prism,  4x8  inches 
Square  Prism,  4x8  inches,  divided  diag 

onally 

Square  Plinth,  2x6  inches 
Oblong  Block,  4x3x8  inches  . 

Square  Pyramid,  4x8  inches  . 

Square  Pyramid,  4x8  inches,  dividet 

and  dowelled 

Right  angled  Triangular  Prism,  4 x 5|  x 8 
inches  ...... 

Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  4 x 8 inches 
Pentagonal  Prism,  4x8  inches 
Hexagonal  Prism,  4x8  inches  . 

Hexagonal  Pyramid,  4x8  inches 
Octagonal  Prism,  4x8  inches  . 

Circular  Plinth,  2x6  inches 
Cubical  Steps,  4 inches  face 
Flight  of  Three  Steps,  8 inches  long, 
inches  tread,  1|  inches  riser  . 

Cross,  2x6  inches  .... 

Chimney  Model,  4x8  inches,  dividet 

and  dowelled 

Egg  and  Egg  Cup,  4x8  inches 
Spool,  6 x 8 inches  .... 

Frame  (a),  12  inches  square,  4 pieces 

halved 

Frame  (b),  12  inches  square,  4 pieces 

mortised 40 

Bracket  Model,  8 x 12  x 1 inch  ...  .75 

Pulley  Model,  diameter  5 inches,  divided 

and  dowelled 1.25 

Vase  (a),  8 x 12  inches  ....  3.00 

Vase  (b) , 8 inches  high 75 

Vase  (c),  8 x 12  inches  ....  3.00 

Vase  (c/),  6 inches  high 75 

Ovoid,  4x6  inches 75 

Ellipsoid,  4 x 6 inches  . . . . .75 

Solids,  Pupils’  Size,  B. 

Cube,  2 inches  face  . . . .$0.05 

Square  Prism,  2x4  inches  . . . .05 

Square  Pyramid,  2x4  inches  . . „ .05 


Solids,  Pupils’  Size,  B — Continued. 


Right-angled  Triangular  Prism,  4 inches 

long 

Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  4 inches 

long 

Sphere,  2 inches  diameter 
Hemisphere,  2 inches  diameter  . 

Cylinder,  2x4  inches 
Cone, 2 x 4 inches 
Ellipsoid,  2 inches  short  diameter 
Ovoid,  2 inches  short  diameter  . 

Vase 

Double  Cone,  2x4  inches  . 

Hexagonal  Prism,  2x4  inches  . 

Square  Plinth,  3x3x1  inch 
Circular  Plinth,  3x1  inch  . 


$0.05 


Solids,  Pupils’  Size,  C. 

Cube,  1 inch  face $0.03 

Square  Prism,  1 x 2 inches  . . . .03 

Square  Pyramid,  1x2  inches  ...  .03 

Right-angled  Triangular  Prism,  2 inches 

long 03 

Equilateral  Triangular  Prism,  2 inches 

long .03 

Sphere,  1 inch  diameter 03 

Hemisphere,  1 inch  diameter  ...  .03 

Cylinder,  1x2  inches 03 

Cone,  1x2  inches 03 

Ellipsoid,  1 inch  short  diameter  . . .03 

Ovoid,  1 inch  short  diameter  ...  .03 

Vase 03 


Tablets,  Teacher’s  Size,  A 

Circle,  12  inches  diameter  . 

Square,  12  inches  diameter 
Broad  Oblong,  12  inches  long  . 
Semicircle,  12  inches  diameter  . 
Right-angled  Triangle,  12  inches  long 
Narrow  Oblong,  12  inches  long 
Isosceles  Triangle,  12  inches 
Equilateral  Triangle,  12  inches  . 

Broad  Ellipse,  12  inches  . 

Narrow  Ellipse  .... 

Oval 

Tablets,  Pupils’  Size,  B. 

Circles,  per.  hundred  . 

Semicircles,  per  hundred 
Squares,  per  hundred 
Oblongs,  per  hundred 
Triangles,  per  hundred 
Ellipses,  per  hundred 
Ovals,  per  hundred  . 

Tablets,  Pupils’  Size,  C. 

Circles,  per  hundred  . 

Semicircles,  per  hundred 
Squares,  per  hundred 
Oblongs,  per  hundred 
Triangles,  per  hundred 
Ellipses,  per  hundred 
Ovals,  per  hundred 


$0.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.2b 

.25 

.25 

.25 


$1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
1 00 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 


$0.50 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.50 


PRAM’S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS 


All  needed  materials  for  public  school  instruction  in  Form  Study, 
Drawing  and  Color  will  be  supplied  by  the  publishers  of  the  Prang 
Courses  of  Study. 

Liberal  discounts  from  catalogue  prices  are  allowed  to  schools  and  to  the  trade . 


MODELING  CLAY. 

Ordinary  sculptor’s  or  potter’s  clay  can  be  obtained  in  many 
localities  without  sending  to  an  educational  supply  house.  Whenever 
clay  cannot  be  found  at  a neighboring  pottery,  it  will  be  furnished  by 
the  publishers  of  the  Prang  text-books,  the  purchaser  paying  trans- 
portation charges. 

51b.  “bricks”  . 25  cts.  each. 


PRACTICE  PAPER. 


Pupils  should  begin  to  draw  on  paper  before  leaving  the  primary 
schools.  Indeed,  many  of  the  best  teachers  wholly  disapprove  of 
drawing  on  slates,  and  recommend  that  the  children  begin  their  first 
work  on  paper.  For  the  purpose  of  facilitating  the  drawing  on  paper 
in  primary  classes,  a special  grade  of  Manila  Practice  Paper  has  been 
prepared  by  the  publishers,  at  about  the  cost  of  ordinary  wrapping 
paper,  with  a surface  adapted  to  free-hand  work.  While  the  paper 
used  in  the  primary  classes  is  to  be  of  a low-priced  quality,  the  use 
of  smooth  or  glazed  Manila  paper,  like  the  common  wrapping  paper, 
should  not  be  encouraged.  Such  paper  is  an  obstacle  in  the  way  of 
developing  the  proper  touch  in  good  free-hand  work  with  children. 


PRICES. 


Full  sheets,  24  x 36 
In  packages  of  100  sheets,  6x9  . 
“ “ “ “ 8x11 

“ “ “ “ 9x12 


$5.00  per  ream. 

10  cts.  per  package 
15  “ “ “ 

20  “ “ 


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PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS. 


DRAWING  PAPER. 

Good  weight  and  excellent  surface  for  work  in  Grammar,  High 
and  Normal  Schools. 

White,  extra  fine,  21  x 24  . . . .50  cts.  per  quire. 

Tinted,  19x21 25  “ “ “ 

“ (heavier)  20  x 22  h 45  “ “ “ 

Special  Sizes  at  Special  Rates. 

Whatman’s  Water-color  Paper,  hot  or  cold  pressed,  for  High 
Schools  and  Evening  Schools. 

Prices  on  application. 

French  and  German  Charcoal  Paper,  white  or  tinted,  for  High 
Schools  and  Evening  Schools. 

Prices  on  application. 


PRANG’S  SKETCHING  PORTFOLIO. 

This  portfolio  contains  36  sheets  of  good  sketching  paper  6|x  11. 
It  is  so  arranged  as  to  protect  the  drawings  from  rubbing,  and  may 
be  used  as  a lap  tablet. 

Price  (filled  with  paper) 75  cts. 


BLANK  DRAWING-BOOKS. 
SIXTEEN  PAGES  — TISSUED. 


These  books  have  been  prepared  especially  for  use  in  connection 
with  the  Prang  Drawing-Books,  and  for  the  preservation  of  much  of 
the  supplementary  work  suggested  by  the  Manuals. 

They  furnish  also  an  excellent  means  for  preserving  the  drawings 
which  many  teachers  require  to  be  made  by  pupils  studying  Geogra- 
phic Natural  History,  Physiology,  Physics,  Chemistry,  etc. 

The  paper  in  these  books  has  a slightly  gra\Tish  tint,  a rough 
surface  for  either  pencil  or  pen  work,  and  is  admirably  adapted  to 
elementary  Object  Drawing  and  Design,  and  to  elementary  Con- 
structive Drawing  with  instruments. 

For  freehand  work  with  a medium  pencil  it  would  be  difficult  to 
find  a more  satisfactory  paper. 


No. 

I. 

6 1-2x81-2  inches  . 

.75  per  dozen, 

No. 

II. 

9 1-2  x 10  “ . 

1.00  “ 

No. 

III. 

101-2x12  1-2  “ 

1.50  “ 

No. 

IV. 

111-2x13  3-4  “ 

2.25 

PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS. 


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PRANG’S  DRAWING  PENCILS. 

Prang’s  American  Graphite  Drawing  Pencils  have  been  particu- 
larly designed  for  drawing  purposes  by  the  publishers,  and  are  manu- 
factured exclusively  for  them,  from  American  Graphite,  by^the 
Joseph  Dixon  Crucible  Company,  of  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

One  of  the  fundamental  features  in  the  study  of  Drawing  is  the 
development  of  skill  and  boldness  in  free-hand  work.  To  secure  the 
proper  result  in  this  feature,  among  children,  a pencil  is  required  of 
the  utmost  uniformity,  and  one  graded  for  the  purposes  desired.  A 
pencil  of  too  hard  a grade,  or  one  that  is  filled  with  gritty  substance, 
will  defeat  the  best  possible  instruction  ; for  the  hard  pencil  cuts  into 
the  paper  and  obstructs  the  free  movement  of  the  hand,  while  a gritty 
pencil  breaks  the  movement  entirely.  Good  free-hand  work  can  be 
developed  only  by  the  use  of  such  pencils  as  will  glide  over  the  sur- 
face of  the  paper  and  readily  yield  a line  of  varying  strength,  as  the 
touch  may  be  light  or  heavy.  For  use  in  primary  schools,  Pkano’s 
M.  Pencil  is  recommended. 

In  the  manufacture  of  these  pencils  the  greatest  care  has  been 
taken  to  have  the  leads  uniform,  and  free  from  gritty  substances,  and 
they  have  been  graded  with  special  reference  to  the  work  required  of 
children. 

Prang’s  School  Pencils,  Satin  Finish,  Round,  3 Grades. 

No.  1201.  M (medium)  \ 

No.  1202.  H (hard)  C per  gross .$3.00 

No.  1203.  SM  (soft  medium)  ) 

PRANG’S  ERASERS. 

These  Erasers  are  of  convenient  size  and  shape  for  school  use,  and 
are  an  excellent  quality  of  rubber.  The}7  are  manufactured  120  to 
the  pound. 

Price $1.20  per  lb. 

SCHOOL  SQUARES. 

These  Squares  consist  of  ruler,  scale  and  protractor  combined. 
They  are  accurately  made  of  heavy  cardboard  in  three  sizes,  and  are 
suitable  for  Grammar  School  work. 

No.  1.  Seven  inch  side,  . . . „ . . $1.20  per  doz. 

No.  2.  Six  “ “ .....  .96  “ “ 

No.  3.  Five  “ “ ......  .60  «_««; 


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P RANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS. 


RULERS. 

These  Rulers  are  of  wood,  twelve  inches  long,  and  neatly  finished. 
Their  cost  varies  with  the  finish,  and  the  mathematical  accuracy  of 
manufacture.  36  to  96  cents  per  dozen. 

Six-inch  measures  of  heavy  cardboard,  divided  into  quarters  and 
eighths,  18  cents  per  dozen. 


PRANG’S  C03IPASSES. 

Prang’s  American  Compass  is  a strong  and  simple  instrument. 
It  has  no  screws  or  joints  to  get  out  of  order,  and  is  specially 
adapted  for  use  in  schools. 


Each $0.15 

Same,  with  measuring  dividers  ......  .20 


The  following  cuts  show  the  20-ceut  instrument  in  its  different 
aspects  : — 


Opened,  with  dividers  in  place  for  use. 


Opened,  with  the  combination  leg  reversed,  and  pencil  point  in 
place  for  use. 


Closed,  with  pencil  point  exposed,  ready  for  use  as  a lead  pencil. 
Special  grades  of  pencils,  about  two  inches  long,  and  expressly 


PRANG’S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS. 


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made  by  the  Joseph  Dixon  Crucible  Company  to  fit  the  compasses, 
can  be  furnished  at  $1.50  per  gross. 

Blackboard  Compasses each,  $2.00 


DRAWING  INSTRUMENTS 

FOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  AND  EVENING  SCHOOLS. 

Set  No.  1.  Finely  plated  5J  inch  dividers  ; fixed  needle  point ; 
patent  pencil  point  for  leads  ; steel  wrench ; metallic  box,  contain 
ing  extra  leads. 

Price $1.00 


Set  No.  2.  Finely  finished  German  silver  5J  inch  dividers  ; 
fixed  needle  point ; pencil  point  for  holding  leads. 

Price $1.50 

Set  No.  3.  Same  as  Set  No.  2 in  point  of  quality  and  finish, 

with  the  addition  of  pen  attachment. 

Price $2.50 

The  above  set,  furnished  in  morocco  case,  with  the  addition  of 
thumb  attachment  to  the  dividers  and  ivory  handle  ruling  pens. 

Price $3.75 

Set  No.  4.  Extra  fine  quality  German  silver  dividers,  5J 
inches,  with  thumb  handle  for  turning ; pen  point ; pencil  point ; 
needle  point,  and  lengthening  bar,  with  wrench,  and  box  containing 
extra  leads.  This  set  of  instruments  is  used  by  the  Boston 
Evening  Schools. 

Price $5.00 

Case  No.  201.  Containing  Riefler’s  Patent  German  Silver  In- 

struments. Recommended  and  used  by  Harvard  University.  5^ 


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PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS. 


inch  dividers,  with  pen,  pencil,  needle  points,  and  lengthening  bar, 
with  milled  edge  to  use  as  handle  for  ruling  pens ; ruling  pen  5J 
inches,  with  ebony  handle  ; box  containing  extra  leads. 

Price $9.50 

SCISSORS. 

Scissors  are  needed  wherever  exercises  involving  paper-cutting 
become  a part  of  the  public  school  work.  Strong  iron  scissors,  either 
blunt  or  sharp  pointed,  are  usually  best  for  Primary  work.  Steel 
scissors  can  be  supplied  at  prices  proportionate  to  their  qualit}^. 

Good  Iron  Scissors  $0.75  per  dozen. 

Sample  pair  by  mail .10. 

Steel  Scissors 1.80  to  3.00  per  dozen. 

Special  discounts  will  be  allowed  to  schools 
from  the  above  rates. 

COLORED  PAPERS. 

Prang’s  Standard  Colored  Papers  are  designed  for  the  purpose  of 
carrying  out  in  public  schools  the  elementary  features  of  the  Prang 
Course  of  Instruction  in  Color,  and  are  prepared  in  strict  conformity 
to  Prang’s  Color  Standards.  They  therefore  differ  widely  in  their 
character  from  the  colored  papers  made  for  merely  commeicial  uses. 

The  Standards  of  Color  presented  have  been  adopted  after  long 
study  of  the  theory  of  Color  and  wide  experience  in  the  actual  use  of 
Pigments,  as  well  as  after  conference  with  leading  artists  and  color, 
ists  in  this  country  and  abroad. 

Each  Normal  Color  is  supplemented,  on  the  one  side  by  two  tints 
making  a gradual  approach  toward  the  light,  and  on  the  other  side  by 
two  shades  approaching  the  dark,  thus  producing  a scale  of  five  tones 
for  each  color.  Each  Normal,  Tint,  and  Shade  has  been  considered, 
not  merely  in  itself,  but  also  in  its  relations  to  the  monochrome  scale 
of  which  it  is  a part,  and  to  the  corresponding  scales  of  other  Colors. 

Prang's  Colored  Papers  have  been  prepared  ivilh  pigments  abso- 
lutely free  from  arsenic. 

Ninety-seven  Colored  Papers  are  now  ready  (April,  1892).  Others 
are  in  preparation.  The  colors  now  in  use  comprise  five  tones  (the 


PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS.  35 


normal  tone,  two  tints  and  two  shades)  oi  each  of  the  following, 
except  as  specially  noted  : — 

STANDARD 


Red  (R), 

Red  Red-Orange*  (R  RO), 
Red-Orange  (HO), 

Orange  Red-Orange  * (O  RO), 
Orange  (0), 

Orange  Yellow-Orange  * (O  YO), 
Yellow-Orange  (YO), 

Yellow  Yellow-Orange*  (YYO), 
Yellow  (Y), 

Yellow  Yellow-Green*  (YYG), 
Yellow-Green  (YG), 

Green  Yellow-Green*  (GYG), 


COLORS. 

Green  (G), 

Green  Blue-Green*  (GBG), 
Blue-Green  (BG), 

Blue  Blue-Green*  (B  BG), 
Blue  (B), 

Blue  Blue-Yiolet*  (B  BV), 
Blue-Violet  (BY), 

Violet  Blue-Violet*  (V  BV), 
Violet  (V), 

Violet  Red-Violet*  (VRV), 
Red-Violet  (RV), 

Red  Red-Violet*  (RRV). 


Neutral  Gray  (Gy),  Green-Gray  or  Olive  (G  Gy), 

Red-Gray  or  Russet  (R  Gy),  Blue-Gray  or  Slate  (B  Gy), 
Orange-Gr.vy  or  Brown  (0  Gy),  Violet-Gray  or  Heliotrope  (V  Gy). 
Yellow -Gray  or  Citrine  (Y  Gy), 

These  papers  are  manufactured  in  full  sheets,  24  x 28,  and  may  be 
had  in  this  size  as  well  as  in  packages  of  smaller  sheets,  as  specified 
in  the  price-list  following.  Regular  packages  of  the  small  sheets 
contain  in  each  case  only  one  tone  of  one  color.  Special  assortments 
can  be  furnished  only  at  special  prices. 

Liberal  discounts  to  schools  and  to  the  trade  are  allowed  on  all  Prang's 
Color  Materials. 


Package,  50  sheets,  6x9,  one  color  only  in  package  . . $0.30 

“ 100  5x5,  “ “ “ “ . . .30 

“ 100  “ 4x4,  “ “ “ . .20 

“ 100  strips,  i x 9,  “ “ “ “ . .05 

“ 100  “ 1x9,  “ “ “ “ . . .05 

Special  rates  for  packages  made  to  order. 

Loose,  24  x 28,  per  quire,  assorted  as  desired  ....  1.50 

“ “ single  sheet 10 

Sample  colors  by  mail 10 


Supplied  at  present  in  normal  tone  only. 


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PRANG’S  PRISMATIC  SPECTRUM 

WITH  THE  FRAUNHOFER  LINES. 

This  chart  shows  the  prismatic  spectrum  as  a flowing  band  of  color 
thirty-six  inches  long.  The  space-values  of  the  colors  forming  this 
band  are  apportioned  according  to  the  measurements  of  Prof.  Ogden 
N.  Rood,  of  Columbia  College. 

Mounted  on  heavy  cardboard,  10  x 45  inches. 

Price $1.00 


PRANG’S  STANDARD  COLOR  CHARTS. 

The  first  of  a series  of  Color  Charts  for  school  use  has  been 
prepared  showing  the  normal  tone  of  the  twelve  Standard  Colors,  R, 
RO,  O,  YO,  Y,  YG,  G,  BG,  B,  BY,  Y,  RY. 

Chart  No.  1 is  10J  X 28  inches  in  size,  with  a cover  to  pro- 
tect the  colors  from  light  and  dust  when  not  in  use. 

Price,  each $0.75 

“ same  in  miniature , per  dozen  ......  .25 

PRANG’S  STANDARD  COLOR  TABLETS. 
(ASSORTMENT  B.) 

These  tablets  are  arranged  in  boxed  sets  for  individual  pupils  in 
primary  grades.  The  colors  are  strictly  non- arsenical.  Each  box 
contains  : — 

12  oblongs  2 x | in.,  one  each  of  the  twelve  normal  spectrum  colors  shown 
on  Color  Chart  No.  1. 

30  one-inch  circles,  5 each  of  Red,  Orange,  Yellow,  Green,  Blue,  Violet, 
with  the  normal  tone  on  one  side  and  a tint  on  the  reverse. 

30  one-inch  squares,  5 each  of  Red,  Yellow,  Blue,  Orange,  Green,  Violet, 
with  the  normal  tone  on  one  side  and  a tint  on  the  reverse. 

Price, 10  cts.  per  box. 


KINDERGARTEN  PAPERS. 

Prang’s  Standard  Colored  Papers  are  being  made  up*  in  the 
various  special  shapes  and  sizes  required  in  regular  Kindergarten 
work.  Particulars  given  on  application. 


April,  1892. 


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PRANG’S  WATER  COLORS. 

FOR  CHILDREN  AND  FOR  SCHOOLS. 

These  colors  are  made  in  Germany,  by  Mr.  Gunther  Wagner, 
the  leading  manufacturer  of  Fine  Water  Colors  in  Europe,  and  they 
have  been  especially  prepared  for  the  American  market  by  Mr. 
Wagner,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Prang. 

NON-POISONOUS  COLORS. 

There  has  long  been  desired  a line  of  Children’s  Colors,  con- 
forming as  closely  as  possible  to  the  standards  of  the  leading  colors, 
and  which  should,  at  the  same  time,  be  entirely  non-poisonous,  as 
children  are  apt  to  put  the  colors  of  the  brushes  in  their  mouths. 
All  children  delight  in  the  use  of  colors ; and,  as  the  appreciation 
of  art  work  grows  among  our  people,  it  is  becoming  more  and  more 
apparent  that  children,  in  their  youngest  years,  and  even  to  play 
with,  should  have  reliable  colors,  in  order  that  their  color  taste  be  not 
misdirected. 

In  preparing  these  colors,  the  point  of  first  importance  with  each 
grade  was  the  quality  of  the  colors,  not  the  price.  Good  colors  re- 
quire pure  pigments,  and  great  knowledge  and  skill  in  their  prepara- 
tion. Very  showy  but  wholly  unreliable  colors  can  be  made  very 
cheaply,  when  little  attention  is  paid  to  quality.  The  making  of 
good,  reliable  colors  is  therefore  very  largely  a matter  of  honor  with 
the  manufacturer. 

In  putting  these  Colors  on  the  market  the  publishers  do  not  offer 
them  in  any  sense  in  competition  with  the  ordinarp  cheap  colors  ; 
rather,  they  offer  them  as  a line  of  Superior  Colors  at  reasonable 
prices ; and  it  is  upon  their  reliable  and  standard  qualities,  and  the 
attractive  and  convenient  manner  in  which  they  are  put  up,  that  they 
intend  to  rely  for  their  indorsement  by  the  public. 

There  are  two  qualities  of  these  Children’s  Colors, — the  Palette 
Colors,  the  lowest  quality,  with  palette  design ; and  the  Eagle 
Colors,  a better  quality,  with  Eagle  design. 


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PRANG’S  PALETTE  COLORS.  These  colors  are  put  up  on  beautiful  tin 
palettes,  with  a fine  camel’s-hair  brush  on  each  palette. 

Palette  A, — containing  six  colors,  with  brush  ....  $0.10 

Palette  B,  — containing  nine  colors,  with  brush  . . . .15 

PRANG'S  EAGLE  COLORS.  These  colors  will  be  a delight  to  the  children. 
They  are  put  up  in  durable  and  very  handsomely  decorated  tin  boxes. 
Each  box  contains  a fine  camel’s  hair  brush,  with  directions  for  mix- 
ing colors  to  produce  other  colors,  hues,  and  tones. 

Box  No.  2,  — containing  eight  colors  and  brush  .....  $0.25 

Box  No.  4,  — containing  twelve  colors  and  two  brushes  .35 

PRANG’S  FINE  WATER  COLORS. 

FOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  AND  AMATEUR  WORK. 

These  Colors  are  intended  for  serious  educational  work,  and  not 
for  children ; hence  some  of  the  Colors  cannot  be  produced  of  the 
proper  quality  without  using  poisonous  ingredients.  In  this  respect, 
however,  these  colors  are  no  more  objectionable  than  the  well-known 
Rembrandt  and  Murillo  Colors.  In  strength  and  purity  of  color,  in 
freeness  in  flowing  and  in  mixing,  these  colors  are  unrivalled  by  any 
other  Box  colo  s in  the  market.  The  whole  get-up  of  these  Colors 
and  Boxes  is  very  attractive.  No  such  Boxes  of  Colors  have  been 
seen  before. 

Each  box  contains  two  fine  camel’s-hair  brushes,  with  directions 
for  mixing  Colors  to  produce  other  Colors,  hues,  and  tones. 

Box  No.  13,  — containing  twelve  colors  and  two  brushes  . . . $0.75 

COLOR  CHART. 

FOR  THE  PRIMARY  EDUCATION  OF  THE  COLOR  SENSE. 

By  Dr.  Hugo  Magnus,  Docent  in  Ophthalmology  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Breslau,  and  Dr.  B.  Joy  Jeffries,  A.  M.,  M.  D.  This 
Chart  contains  the  following  standard  colors  : Brown,  Crimson,  Red, 
Orange,  Yellow,  Green,  Blue,  Violet,  Gray,  with  four  shades  to  each 
color  in  addition.  Two  cards  for  each  color  are  furnished  for  the 
use  of  pupils.  The  Chart  is  accompanied  by  a Manual  for  teachers, 
in  which  its  practical  use  in  the  school-room  is  fully  explained. 

Price  of  Chart,  Cards,  and  Manual  . 


$5.00 


PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


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PRANG’S  PROGRESSIVE  STUDIES  IN  WATER 
COLOR  PAINTING. 

ILLUSTRATED  BY  W.  S.  ROBINSON. 

Part  1 . Elementary.  Four  plates  comprising  seven  studies 

of  sky  effects  and  rock  foreground.'  Price  in  portfolio  . . $1.50 

Part  2.  Advanced  Studies.  Six  plates  of  marine  and  land- 
scapes, size  15  x 10J.  Price  in  portfolio 4.50 

With  full  directions  for  painting. 

These  studies  have  been  made  and  arranged  to  aid  in  the  gradual 
development  of  intelligent  skill  in  water-color  painting.  They  begin 
with  elementary  work  in  sky  washes  and  cloud  effects,  and  progress 
through  simple  landscape  and  marine  sketches  to  complete  pictorial 
composition. 

ON  THE  USE  OF  WATER  COLORS  FOR  BEGINNERS. 
BY  ROSS  TURNER. 

The  desire  of  the  author  to  supply  the  want  of  printed  instructions 
on  the  new  or  broad  style  of  water-color  painting  has  induced  him  to 
lay  down  in  this  work  the  result  of  his  experience  as  an  artist  and  a 
successful  teacher. 

Large  quarto,  illustrated  by  wood  cuts  in  the  text,  and  six  colored 
plates,  exact  reproductions  of  water-color  studies  in  still  life,  land- 
scape and  flower  painting,  each  of  the  three  subjects  being  shown  in 
the  first  washes,  and  as  a complete  study.  Price,  $3.00. 


PRANG’S  OUTLINE  PICTURES, 

WITH  DIRECTIONS  FOR  COLORING. 


No.  1. 

Children  (Single  Figures;. 

No.  6. 

Children  at  Work. 

“ 2. 

Children  (^Groups). 

“ 7. 

Children  at  Play. 

“ 3. 

Flowers. 

“ 8. 

Kind  Children. 

“ 4. 

Children. 

“ 9. 

Figures  from  Mother 

“ 5. 

Farm  Scenes. 

Goose. 

Others  in  course  of  preparation. 
Price  per  portfolio 

25  cents. 

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PRANG’S  EDUCATIONAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


PRANG’S  FINE  ART  STUDIES  FOR  WATER  COLOR 
AND  OIL  PAINTING. 

These  embrace  a large  variety  of  subjects  — Flowers,  Land- 
scapes, Marines,  Figures,  Animals,  Fruit  and  Still  Life  — carefully 
reproduced  in  fac-simile  of  originals  by  leading  artists.  Among  the 
artists  ~whose  works  have  been  reproduced  for  this  collection,  are : — 


Foss  Turner, 

Elizabeth  F.  Parker, 
Martha  Silsbee, 

Jean  Robie, 

Rivoire, 

Emily  T.  Fisher, 

Annie  C.  Nowell, 

George  C.  Lamb  din, 
Frieda  Voelter  Redmond, 
Matilda  Brown, 

Louis  K.  Harlow, 

J.  Mazzanovich, 

Fidelia  Bridges, 

C.  H.  McCord, 

A.  T.  Bricher, 


Thomas  Moran, 

J.  F.  Murphy, 
Fortuny, 

Lizbeth  B.  Humphrey, 
A.  M.  Turner, 

Jennie  Brownscombe, 
Alexander  Pope, 
Thaddeus  Welch, 

F.  W.  Rogers, 

II.  Giacomelli, 

F.  S.  Church, 

J.  Pauline  Sunter, 
Maud  Humphrey, 

Ida  Waugh, 

and  many  others. 


Special  illustrated  Catalogue  of  Fine  Art  Studies  mailed  on  receipt  of  10 
cents. 


PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


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PRANG’S 

Aids  For  Object  Teaching. 

Prang’s  Natural  History  Series. 

FOR  SCHOOLS  AND  FAMILIES. 

ANIMALS  AND  PLANTS  REPRESENTED  IN  THEIR  NATURAL  COLORS  AND  ARRANGED 
FOR  INSTRUCTION  WITH  OBJECT  LESSONS. 

By  N.  A.  CALKINS, 

Superintendent  of  Primary  Schools,  New  York  City,  and  Professor  of  Methods  and  Principles 
of  Teaching  in  Saturday  Normal  School,  Author  of  “ Primary  Object  Lessons.” 

SECOND  EDITION,  REVISED  AND  IMPROVED. 

Prang’s  Natural  History  Series  has  been  devised  with  a view 
to  training  children  to  observe  nature.  In  the  new  system  of  educa- 
tion, which  is  now  being  introduced,  the  study  of  Natural  History 
is  destined  to  play  a very  important  part.  If  carried  on  rightly, 
it  is  calculated  more  than  any  other  study  to  call  into  activity  the 
child’s  powers  of  comparison  and  of  observation ; and  as  it  deals 
with  objects  which  naturally  interest  a child,  and  for  which  he  has 
an  innate  fondness,  it  will  add  zest  to  school-life,  and  will  relieve 
it  of  much  of  the  tedium  usually  attached  to  it.  In  the  hands  of  a 
competent  and  live  teacher,  it  may  be  made  a source  of  real  enjoy- 
ment to  both  teacher  and  pupil. 

Unfortunately,  however,  the  means  necessary  to  a practical  and 
vivifying  study  of  Nature  in  the  common  schools  have  thus  far  been 
wanting:.  Although  zealous  teachers  will  here  and  there  make  it 
possible,  by  personal  sacrifice  and  extra  exertion,  to  exhibit  stuffed 
or  even  living  specimens  of  animals  to  their  classes  now  and  then, 
these  isolated  instances  are  still  insufficient  for  the  purpose.  While 


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offering  limited  opportunity  for  observing , they  offer  no  opportunity 
for  comparison.  To  make  this  possible,  each  teacher  would  have  to 
be  put  in  possession  of  a costly  cabinet,  which  would  enable  him  to 
exhibit  series  of  sjiecimens  to  his  scholars  simultaneously,  — series 
exhibiting  resemblances  as  well  as  differences,  which  alone  can  lead 
to  comparison.  In  Botany,  the  aim  is  more  easily  reached  ; but  even 
in  this  department  it  is  frequently  difficult  to  make  up  a connected 
series. 

Prang’s  Natural  History  Series  is  intended  to  supply  this 
want.  Although  it  is  not  pretended  that  the  pictures  of  which  it  is 
composed  are  fully  as  good  as  the  stuffed  or  living  specimens,  yet 
it  is  claimed  that  they  are  the  next  'best  to  them;  and  they  have 
been  so  arranged  that  each  set  by  itself,  and  all  of  them  together,  will 
lead  the  child  to  observe  and  to  compare  resemblances  as  well  as 
differences. 

Take,  for  instance,  two  orders  of  birds,  — the  Swimming  Birds 
and  the  Wading  Birds.  The  Series  provides  the  teacher  with  a large 
picture  of  each  of  these  Orders,  to  serve  as  a type,  and  with  twelve 
smaller  cards  of  each,  to  be  used  for  comparison.  With  this  mate- 
rial, he  can  lead  the  scholars  to  observe  that  the  characteristics  of 
the  duck  are  its  thick  body,  its  webbed  feet,  and  its  peculiarly  built 
beak.  He  can  then,  by  putting  into  their  hands  the  twelve  smaller 
cards,  lead  them  to  compare  these  with  the  type  on  the  larger  pic- 
ture, and  they  will  soon  obsei've  for  themselves  that  the  principal 
characteristics  which  are  found  in  the  duck  are  also  found  in  the 
twelve  other  animals.  If  the  teacher  will  now  put  before  them  the 
type  of  the  Wading  Birds,  the  children  cannot  fail  immediately  to 
recognize  the  great  difference  between  the  build  of  this  bird  and  that 
of  the  duck ; and  when  they  have  examined  the  twelve  smaller  rep- 
resentations of  Wading  Birds,  — all  of  them  similar  to  each  other, 
and  all  of  them  differing  in  the  same  particulars  from  the  Swimming 
Birds,  — the  idea  of  classification  will  of  itself  be  suggested  to  their 
minds,  and  will  remain  firmly  impressed  there.  It  is  claimed  that  a 
few  lessons  of  this  kind,  which  the  teacher  can  make  still  more  effi- 
cient by  bringing  into  his  class  such  stuffed  specimens  as  may  be 
at  his  command,  will  give  the  children  more  knowledge  of  natural 
objects,  and  will  strengthen  their  powers  of  observation  and  compar- 
ison, and  therefore  of  thought,  to  a greater  degree  than  the  reading 
of  a number  of  books  on  the  subject,  and  the  memorizing  of  classifi- 
cations and  of  terms. 


PRANG'S  EDUCATIONAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


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It  is  not  claimed  that  the  children  can  be  made  scientific  natural- 
ists by  the  use  of  these  cards  ; that  will  be  an  impossibility  in  the 
Public  Schools  under  any  circumstances.  But  it  is  claimed  that 
children  will  acquire  a more  scientific  method  of  observing  nature  by 
their  use  than  the  study  of  books  can  possibly  give  ; and  that  a child, 
after  a thorough  course  of  instruction  with  these  cards,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  system  laid  down  by  Prof.  Calkins,  will  be  admirably  well 
prepared  to  enter  upon  a thoroughly  scientific  study  of  the  subject, 
or  indeed  of  any  other  subject,  as  the  powers  of  observation  and 
comparison  acquired  wdll  avail  in  any  other  department.  Books 
communicate  the  results  of  study,  while  this  Series  teaches  the 
scholar  how  to  study. 

At  the  same  time,  of  course,  the  use  of  these  cards,  in  the  hands 
of  an  efficient  teacher,  cannot  fail  to  provide  the  scholar  with  a great 
many  valuable  facts.  To  aid  the  teacher  in  this  respect,  the  cards 
are  accompanied  by  a “Manual.”  This  “Manual”  is  strictly  in- 
tended for  the  teacher  only , to  provide  him  with  points,  and  must 
not  be  put  into  the  hands  of  the  scholars. 

The  material  offered  to  the  teacher  by  Prang’s  Natural  History 
Series  consists  of  the  following  : — 

ZOOLOGY. -Birds. 

Swimming  Birds,  with  the  Wild  Duck  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Wading  Birds,  with  the  Great  Blue  Heron  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Birds  of  Prey,  with  the  Golden  Eagle  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards, 
embracing  the  Falcon,  Vulture,  and  Owl  families. 

Gallinaceous  Birds  and  Pigeons,  with  the  Wild  Turkey  on  a large  plate,  and 
12  smaller  cards. 

ZOOLOGY.  — Quadrupeds. 

Cat  Family,  with  the  Domestic  Cat  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Weasel  Family,  with  the  Ermine  (or  Stoat)  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller 
cards. 

Squirrel  Family,  with  the  Gray  Squirrel  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Hollow-Horned  Ruminants,  with  the  Cow  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Solid-Horned  and  Hornless  Ruminants,  with  the  American  Elk  on  a large 
plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 

BOTANY. 

Shapes  of  Roots,  12  smaller  cards,  illustrating  the  leading  shapes  of  roots. 
Shapes  of  Leaves  I,  and  Shapes  of  Leaves  II,  — two  sets  of  12  smaller  cards,, 
each  representing  the  leading  shapes  of  leaves  ; and  two  large  plates,  illus- 
trating the  parts  of  leaves,  venation,  etc. 

Shapes  of  Flowers,  12  smaller  cards,  representing  the  leading  shapes  of  flowers. 

(These  four  sets  are  intended  to  be  preparatory,  and  to  teach  the  most  necessary  expres- 
sions of  botanical  terminology.) 


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Lily  Family,  with  the  Superb  Lily  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards.  Two 
representatives  of  the  Water  Lily  Family  are  introduced  to  show  the 
difference. 

Pink  Family,  with  the  China  Pink  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 

Rose  Family,  with  the  Damask  Rose  on  a large  plate,  and  12  smaller  cards. 
Poisonous  Plants  I,  and  Poisonous  Plants  II,  — two  sets  of  12  smaller  cards, 
each  representing  the  most  common  and  most  dangerous  poisonous  plants 
found  in  the  United  States,  a knowledge  of  which  is  necessary  to  children 
to  save  them  from  harm. 

Each  large  plate  measures  11  x 14.  The  smaller  ones  are  of  the 
size  of  Album  CapUu'THifr  set  of  12  cards  put  up  in  an  envelope. 
They  ap^ymHmto^stout  dark  paper  holders,  to  keep  them  from  being 
soiled  b}'  the  children. 

One  word  as  to  how  many  pictures  will  be  needed  : — 

For  the  Family,  also  for  Schools  with  less  than  twenty  pupils  in  each  class  : 
One  each  of  the  large  pictures ; also  One  of  each  set  of  the  small  pictures. 

For  Schools  with  classes  which  average  twenty-five  or  thirty  pupils  each,  a 
school  will  require  One  each  of  the  large  pictures,  also  Two  of  each  set  of  the 
small  ones. 

For  Schools  with  classes  which  average  more  than  forty  pupils  each : One 
each  of  the  large  pictures,  also  Three  of  each  set  of  the  small  ones. 


PRICES. 

Small  Pictures,  per  envelope  (12  pictures)  in  holders  40  cts. 

Large  Plates,  each 25  “ 

Manual  (separately) 50  “ 


Those  buying  the  complete  “ Series  ” are  provided  with  the  “ Manual  ” gratis. 


SUPPLEMENT  TO 

Prang’s  Natural  History  Series. 

As  numerous  teachers  have  expressed  a desire  to  possess  a 
greater  number  of  the  large  plates,  we  have  published  thirty-six 
additional  pictures,  of  which  a list  is  given  below.  These  pictures, 
although  auxiliary  to,  are  not  necessarily  a part  of  the  Series,  and 
can  therefore  be  dispensed  with.  The  range  and  the  utility  of  the 
Series  will,  however,  be  measurably  increased  by  these  additions. 


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MAMMALIA. 

Quadrumana  (Monkeys)  : Mandrill. 

* Carnivora . Cat  Family  : Canada  Lynx,  American  Panther. 

Weasel  Family  : Common  Skunk. 

Dog  Family  : Domestic  Dogs  (Newfoundland,  Fox-hound,  Greyhound, 
Bull-dog,  Spaniel,  Scotch  Terrier,  Poodle),  Gray  Wolf. 

Seal  Family  : Common  Harbor  Seal. 

Eared  Seal  Family:  Sea  Lion. 

Rodents.  Rat  Family  : Jumping  Mouse,  Whitefooted  Mouse,  Meadow  Mouse, 
Brown  Rat. 

Squirrel  Family  : Woodchuck. 

Porcupine  Family  : North  American 
Hare  Family  : Gray  Rabbit. 

Hoofed  Quadrupeds.  Hollow-Horned  Ruminants:  Domestic  Sheep,  Rocky 
Mountain  Goat. 

Solid-Horned  Ruminants  : Moose. 

Non-Ruminants:  Horses  (Race-horse,  Cart-horse,  Pony);  Thick-skinned 
Quadrupeds : Asiatic  Elephant,  Domestic  Pig,  Indian  Rhinoceros. 
Cheiroptera  (Bats) : Red  Bat,  Little  Brown  Bat. 


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BIRDS. 

Passeres  (Perching  Birds) : Robin,  ChestnuLsided  Warbler,  Yellow  Warbler, 
Scarlet  Tanager,  Snow-Bird,  Snow-Bunting,  Song-Sparrow,  Chipping 
Sparrow,  White-throated  Sparrow,  Fox-colored  Sparrow,  Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak,  Bobolink  or  Rice-Bird,  Red-winged  Blackbird,  King-bird, 
Great-crested  Flycatcher,  Pewee  Flycatcher  or  Phoebe. 

Picarice  (Screeching  Birds) : Night-hawk,  Whip-poor-will,  Yellow-billed  Cuckoo,.. 

Red-headed  Woodpecker,  Downy  Woodpecker. 

Raptores  (Birds  of  Prey)  : Great-horned  Owl. 

Gallince  (Gallinaceous  Birds)  : Prairie-hen,  Quail  or  Bob-white. 

Grallatores  (Wading  Birds) : Wilson’s  Snipe,  American  Woodcock. 

PRICE. 

Each  Plate . $0.25. 


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Prang’s  Trades  and  Occupations. 


These  plates  are  intended  for  the  use  of  Teachers  in  Primary 
Schools.  Similar  pictures  are  in  use  in  the  schools  of  Germany, 
France,  Switzerland,  and  other  European  countries,  where  they  have 
been  found  of  great  value  in  holding  the  attention  and  awakening 
the  intellect  of  the  smallest  children.  They  are  also  well  fitted  to 
serve  as  an  inexpensive  and  practical  decoration  of  the  schoolroom. 
Additional  pictures  will  be,  issued  from  time  to  time,  as  the  demand 
may  warrant.  / 


Plate  1.  — Carpenter. 

“ 2.  — Shoemaker. 

“ 3. — Tailor. 

“ 4.  — Blacksmith. 

“ 5.  — Lithographer. 

“ 6.  — The  Kitchen. 


Plate  7.  — Gardening. 

“ 8.  — The  Farm-Yard. 

“ 9.  — Haymaking. 

“ 10.  — Baker. 

“ 11.  — Tinsmith. 

“ 12.  — Printer. 


These  plates  are  printed  in  colors.  — Size  of  each  plate,  22  x 14. 


PRICE. 

Twelve  Plates,  with  Manual  by  Prof.  N.  A.  Calkins  . . $5.00 

Single  Plates 50 

Price  of  the  Manual  separate .25 


Aids  for  Teaching  History. 


Prang’s  War  Pictures  are  a series  of  Aquarelle  Facsimile 
Prints,  after  masterty  original  paintings  by  famous  American  artists. 

Each  of  these  pictures  illustrates  a memorable  and  dramatic  epi- 
sode of  the  War  of  the  Union.  The  complete  series,  therefore,  repre- 
sents a pictorial  history  of  the  War.  It  consists  of  eighteen  pictures, 
divided  into  three  sets  of  six  each,  comprising  six  land  battles,  East- 
ern division ; six  land  battles,  Western  division ; and  six  naval 
battles. 

LAND  BATTLES.  After  T.  De  Thulstrup. 

Eastern  Division.  1.  Sheridan’s  First  Charge  at  Winchester. 

2.  Battle  of  Fredericksburg. 

3.  Sheridan’s  Ride. 

4.  Battle  of  Gettysburg. 

5.  Battle  of  Antietam. 

6.  Battle  of  Spottsylvania. 


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Western  Division.  7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 


Battle  of  Chattanooga. 

Battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain. 
Allatoona  Pass,  or  “ Hold  the  Fort.” 
Siege  of  Atlanta. 

Siege  of  Vicksburg. 

Battle  of  Shiloh. 


NAVAL  BATTLES.  After  J.  O.  Davidson. 


13.  Capture  of  New  Orleans. 

14.  Monitor  and  Merriraac. 

15.  Battle  of  Mobile  Bay. 

16.  Kearsage  and  Alabama. 

17.  Battle  of  Port  Hudson. 

18.  Capture  of  Fort  Fisher. 


These  pictures  are  of  uniform  size,  15  x 21 J inches,  executed  in 
all  the  colors  and  with  all  the  spirit  of  the  originals. 

All  copies  are  furnished  on  heavy  cardboard  mounts  with  engraved 
titles,  making  the  pictures  suitable  for  framing  or  for  portfolios. 
Size  of  mounts,  22  x 28. 

Price,  per  copy $2.00 


Examples  for  Drawing. 


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INDUSTRIAL  DRAWING  COPIES  for  Mechanics  and  Students  in 
Industrial  Evening  Schools.  Prepared  by  James  E.  Stone.  24  large 
folio  plates. 


Isometric  Projections.  Plate  1.  Angular  Bodies. 

“ 2.  Curved  Surfaces  and  Bodies. 


Carpentry. 


Plate  1.  Framing. 

“ 2.  Framing  for  Front  and  Side  Elevation. 
“ 3.  Framing. 

“ 4.  Details  of  Framing. 

“ 5.  Details  of  Framing. 

“ 6.  Details  of  Roof. 

“ 7.  Details  of  a Door. 

“ 8.  Joints. 


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Machinery. 


Plate  1. 

Screws,  Bolts,  and  Nuts. 

“ 2. 

Theory  of  Screws  and  Tops  of  Bolt-Heads. 

“ 3. 

Stub  End. 

“ 4. 

Pillow-Block. 

“ 5. 

Eccentric  and  Shaft  and  Eccentric  Strap. 

“ 6. 

Wrench. 

“ 7. 

Vise. 

“ 8. 

Faucet  and  Hand  Punch. 

“ 9. 

Spur  Gear. 

“ 10. 

Approximate  Method  of  drawing  Spur  Gear. 

“ 11. 

Bevel  Gear. 

“ 12. 

Plan  of  Steam-Engine. 

“ 13. 

Elevation  of  Steam-Engine. 

“ 14. 

Details  of  Steam-Engine. 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  86.00:  mounted  on  pasteboard,  .$15.00. 
“ per  plate,  0.35;  “ “ “ 0.75. 


MACHINERY  DRAWING.  Examples  for  Advanced  Study  in  Machinery 
Drawing.  Prepared  by  Otto  Fuchs,  Instructor  in  Machine  Drawing- 
in  the  Massachusetts  State  Normal  Art  School.  10  large  folio  plates. 


Plate  1. 
“ 2. 
“ 3. 

“ 4. 

“ 5. 

“ 6. 
“ 7. 

“ 8. 
“ 9. 

“ 10. 


Locomotive  Engine.  Elevation. 

Marine  “ “ 

“ Section. 

Hoisting  “ Plan  and  Elevation. 

Portable  “ Elevation. 

Stationary  “ Plan  and  Elevation. 

Marine  Boiler.  Elevation  and  Section. 
Steam  Pump.  “ “ “ 

Engine  Lathe.  “ “ 

Planer.  “ “ “ 


Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $5.00;  mounted  on  pasteboard,  810.00. 
“ “ plate,  “ 0.50;  “ “ “ 1.00. 


BUILDING  CONSTRUCTION.  Examples  for  the  Practical  Study  of 
Building  Construction.  A series  of  working  drawings,  in  four  parts 
of  twelve  plates  each,  illustrating  the  various  details  in  the  construc- 
tion of  a house,  with  alternatives  for  a building  of  wood,  brick,  or 
stone.  Prepared  by  William  R.  Ware,  Professor  of  Architecture  at 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  and  at  the  Massachusetts 
Normal  Art  School.  48  quarto  pages. 

Part  I.  Plans,  Elevations,  and  Outside  Finish  of  a Wooden  House. 
12  plates. 

“ II.  Framing  Drawings  of  a Wooden  House.  Plans,  Elevations, 
and  Details.  12  plates. 


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Part  III.  Inside  Finish  of  a Wooden  House.  Full-size  and  Scale 
Drawings.  12  plates. 

“ IY.  Alternative  Designs  for  a Small  House.  Elevations  and 
Details  for  Wood,  Brick,  and  Stone.  12  plates. 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $2.00;  mounted  on  pasteboard,  $12.00. 

“ per  part,  “ 1.00;  “ “ “ 5.00. 


LESSONS  IN  PENCIL  DRAWING  FROM  NATURE.  By  W.  N.  Bar- 
tholomew. Under  this  title  have  been  published  two  parts  (a  third 
part  to  follow),  of  twelve  plates  each,  of  studies  of  bits  of  outdoor 
work,  beginning  with  very  simple  objects,  and  gradually  going  to 
more  difficult  compositions,  as  a preliminary  practice  to  drawing  from 
nature  itself. 

The  great  obstacle  in  the  way  of  the  beginner,  in  attempting  to  draw 
from  nature,  is  that  he  finds  few  things  there  which  admit  of  a literal 
representation.  To  remove  this  obstacle,  the  proper  thing  to  do,  is  to 
make  a careful  study  of  the  means  which  others  have  used  in  repre- 
senting this  class  of  objects,  and  by  practice  to  become  familiar  with 
the  means  they  have  employed.  Then,  when  he  goes  to  nature,  he  will, 
in  some  measure,  be  prepared  to  give  expression  to  what  he  sees. 

Full  instruction  and  many  useful  general  hints,  are  given  with  the 
plates.  Price  of  each  part,  75  cents. 

Prang’s  Sketching  Portfolio  can  be  used  as  a lap-tablet.  It  contains 
36  sheets  of  sketching  paper,  6£  by  11  inches,  the  size  of  the  above 
studies.  The  portfolio  is  so  arranged  that  the  drawings  will  be 
always  protected  from  rubbing,  while  in  the  portfolio.  Price,  75 
cents. 

STUDIES  IN  COMPOSITION  AND  COLOR.  By  Louis  K.  Harlow. 
Six  plates  (landscapes)  with  full  directions  for  painting.  In  portfolio. 
Price,  $3.00. 

Louis  K.  Harlow  is  one  of  the  most  popular  landscape  painters  of  the 
day.  He  owes  this  popularity  principally  to  the  picturesque  composi- 
tion of  his  subjects,  and  their  harmonious  coloring.  It  is  therefore 
hoped  that  these  studies,  accompanied  by  his  own  directions  and  expla- 
nations of  their  composition,  will  be  welcomed  by  art  students. 

OUTLINE  STUDIES.  Examples  illustrating  the  Principles  and  Method  to 
be  observed  in  drawing  Models  and  Objects  boldly  in  Outline.  5 half- 
imperial plates. 

No.  1 . A Group  of  Models. 


2.  Drawing  from  the  Cast : The  Madeleine  Scroll. 


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No.  3.  Animal  Form  from  the  Cast. 

4.  The  Human  Figure  from  the  Antique. 

5.  Foliage  from  Nature. 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $1.00;  mounted  on  pasteboard,  $4.50. 

“ per  plate,  “ .25;  “ “ “ 1.00. 

CRAYON  DRAWING.  Examples  illustrating  the  Method  of  Drawing  with 
Crayon  in  Light  and  Shade.  Prepared  by  Miss  Mary  Carter,  In- 
structor in  Drawing  and  Painting  in  the  Massachusetts  Normal  Art 
School.  These  exercises  illustrate  not  only  work  with  the  point, 
as  a medium  for  executing  drawings,  but  other  subjects  of  instruction 
as  wrell,  such  as  Historical  Ornament  and  Human  and  Animal  Form. 
8 half-imperial  plates. 

No.  1.  Sheet  of  Details,  illustrating  the  method  of  rendering  light  and 
shade. 

2.  Group  of  Models.  Shaded. 

3.  Antique  Yase,  Stages  1 and  2. 

4.  “ “ “ 3 and  4. 

5.  Gothic  Cap  from  Stone  Church,  London.  Shaded 

6.  Foliage  from  Nature  : Calla  Lily. 

7.  Animal  Form  from  Cast : Landseer’s  Lion. 

8.  From  the  Antique  : Head  of  Venus  of  Milo.  “ 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $2.00;  mounted  on  pasteboard,  $9.00. 

“ per  plate,  “ .50;  “ “ “ 1.25. 


LANDSCAPE  STUDIES  IN  SEPIA.  Prepared  by  Henry  Hitchings, 
Supervisor  of  Drawing  in  the  Boston  Public  Schools.  These  studies 
comprise  a series  of  elementary  progressive  studies  in  landscape 
painting,  with  the  use  of  the  brush  in  sepia.  The  series  consists  of 
ten  half-imperial  plates,  in  two  parts,  illustrating  Landscape  Details 
and  general  Composition. 

Part  I.  — LANDSCAPE  DETAILS. 

1.  Ash  Foliage.  Stems  and  Branches. 

2.  Oak  “ “ “ “ 

3.  Fir  “ “ “ 


4.  Foreground  Details.  Grass,  Plants,  etc. 

5.  Buildings,  Still  Water,  Sky,  Rocks,  etc. 
Part  II.  — COMPOSITION. 


1.  Sketch  from  Nature. 

2.  “ 

3.  “ 

4.  “ “ “ 

5.  “ “ 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $5.00 ; 
“ per  plate,  “ .75 ; 


Sunlight : First  Stage,  First  Tint. 

“ Second  Stage,  Second  Tint. 

“ Third  Stage,  Completed. 

Gray  Daylight. 

Twilight. 

mounted  on  pasteboard,  $10.00. 

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PLANT  FORMS  ORNAMENTALLY  TREATED.  Exhibiting  a num- 
ber of  plants  in  their  natural  colors,  with  an  analysis  of  their  parts, 
and  their  application  to  conventionalized  ornament.  Designed  by  Miss 
Grace  Carter,  of  the  South  Kensington  Art  School,  London,  and 
prepared  under  the  superintendence  of  Prof.  Walter  Smith.  10 
folio  plates : — 


No.  1. 

Dogtooth  Violet. 

2. 

Common  Violet. 

3. 

Cherry  Blossom. 

4. 

Trailing  Arbutus. 

5. 

Peach  Blossom. 

6. 

Lily  of  the  Valley. 

7. 

Honeysuckle. 

8. 

Strawberry. 

9. 

Apple  Blossom. 

10. 

Sweetbrier. 

Price  per  set,  unmounted,  $5.00;  mounted  on  pasteboard,  $10.00. 

“ per  plate,  .75;  “ “ “ 1.50. 

PARALLELS  OF  HISTORICAL  ORNAMENT.  A Selection  of  Promi- 
nent and  Characteristic  Examples  in  the  Different  Styles,  arranged  so 
as  to  present,  both  in  form  and  color,  a Comparative  Yiew  of  their 
Principal  Features.  Prepared  by  Karl  F.  Heinzex,  under  the  super- 
intendence of  William  K.  Ware,  Professor  of  Architecture  at  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  and  at  the  Massachusetts 
State  Normal  Art  School.  10  folio  plates:  — 


No.  1. 

Egyptian  Style. 

2. 

Assyrian  and  Persian  Styles. 

3. 

Greek  Styles. 

4. 

Homan  Style. 

5. 

Byzantine  and  Romanesque  Styles. 

6. 

Moresque  and  Arabian  Styles. 

7. 

Gothic  vStyles,  No.  1. 

8. 

Gothic  Styles,  No.  2. 

9. 

Renaissance  Style,  No.  1. 

10. 

Renaissance  Style,  No.  2. 

Price  per  set  of  ten,  unmounted,  $12.50 ; mounted  on  pasteboard,  $17.50. 
“ per  plate,  “ 1.50;  “ “ “ 2.00. 

DRAWING  COPIES,  Containing  large  examples  for  Freehand  Drawing  in 
High  Schools,  Evening  Classes,  and  Art  Schools.  In  four  parts,  each 
part  containing  50  pages,  large  quarto. 

Price  per  set,  $2.00 ; each  part,  50  cents. 


For  further  information  in  regard  to  publications  and  materials  or 
to  discounts  and  terms,  Address 

The  Prang  Educational  Company, 


151  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago.  646  Washington  Street,  Boston. 

43-47  East  Tenth  Street,  New  York. 


C.  W.  Bardeen,  Syracuse,  Agent  for  Northern  New  York. 
Jos.  H.  Dorety,  San  Francisco,  Agent  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


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